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.

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Shivanasamudra Falls 1

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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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Kaveri formsWaterfall Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station
this entity surface form: Shivanasamudra Falls
Kaveri hasHydroelectricProject Shivanasamudra Hydroelectric Station