Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station
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Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station is one of India’s oldest hydroelectric power plants, built on the Kaveri River in Karnataka to generate electricity from its waterfalls.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shivanasamudra Falls | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
hydroelectric power station
ⓘ
power plant ⓘ |
| builtFor | power supply to Kolar Gold Fields ⓘ |
| category |
20th-century architecture in India
ⓘ
energy infrastructure completed in 1902 ⓘ hydroelectric power stations in Karnataka ⓘ |
| commissionedIn | 1902 ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFromBengaluru | approximately 120 km ⓘ |
| distanceFromMysuru | approximately 65 km ⓘ |
| district | Mandya district ⓘ |
| energyConversion | potential energy of water to electrical energy ⓘ |
| energySource | hydropower ⓘ |
| fallsWithinJurisdictionOf |
Government of Karnataka
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnataka state government
|
| gridConnection |
Karnataka
ⓘ
surface form:
Karnataka state grid
|
| hasHeritageValue | industrial heritage site ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
dam
ⓘ
penstock pipes ⓘ powerhouse ⓘ |
| hasTurbineType | hydraulic turbine ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | among the earliest hydroelectric projects in Asia ⓘ |
| isOneOf | oldest hydroelectric power stations in India ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Karnataka ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Shivanasamudra Falls ⓘ |
| locatedNearCity | Mysuru ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Kaveri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early electrification of Kolar Gold Fields
ⓘ
pioneering hydroelectric development in India ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Karnataka Power Corporation Limited ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Karnataka ⓘ |
| plantType | run-of-the-river hydroelectric plant ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | electricity generation ⓘ |
| region |
South India
ⓘ
surface form:
Southern India
|
| riverBasin |
Kaveri
ⓘ
surface form:
Cauvery basin
|
| sector | electric power industry ⓘ |
| state | Karnataka ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| supportsActivity |
public electricity supply in Karnataka
ⓘ
regional industrial development ⓘ |
| technology | hydroelectric generation ⓘ |
| usesWaterSource | Kaveri River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| waterfallAssociation |
Barachukki Falls
ⓘ
Shivanasamudra Falls ⓘ
surface form:
Gaganachukki Falls
|
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this entity surface form:
Shivanasamudra Falls