Seven friends set up Kerala’s first pvt hydel power plant in Idukki district

A group of friends in Kerala's Idukki district have successfully set up Kerala's first private small hydroelectric plant. The idea was conceived by Rakesh Roy, an engineer, who was inspired by a newspaper report on small hydel projects. Rakesh and his friends approached the Kerala government for approval and secured funding from two Delhi-based central institutions. The project, with a capacity of 4MW, received government approval in February 2021.