Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
- Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
Infobox_Company
company_name = Karnataka Power Corporation Limited
company_
company_type = Public
company_slogan =
foundation = 1970
location = Bengaluru, India
key_people = L.V.Nagarajan, Managing Director
industry = Electricity generation
products = Electricity
revenue = profitINR 3750.38 Crores(2006)
net_income = profitINR 322.32 Crores (2006)
homepage = http://www.karnatakapower.com/
Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (or KPCL) is a company owned by the government of Karnataka, and is engaged in the generation of electrical power. The modes for generation of electric power are hydroelectric, thermal and diesel. The company was started in early 1970s due to a vision of the Karnataka government for separate entities for generation and distribution of electric power. This was done, long before world bank dictated power sector reforms were initiated in early twenty first century in India.
Power projects
KPCL has 20 dams and 24 power stations across the State with power production capabilities ranging from from 0.35 MW to 1035 MW. The total installed capacity of KPCL is 4995 MW. [cite web|url=http://www.karnatakapower.com/projects.asp Projects of KPCL|title=Projects of KPCL|accessdate=2007-10-27] The corporation has its thermal power station at Raichur. The installed capacity of the thermal power station is 1470 MW (210 MW x 7 units). The total gross power generation per annum is in the order of 10,362 GW·h at a plant load factor (PLF) 80% and 11,589 GW·h at a plant load factor of 90%. ]Installed capacity
The power stations of the corporation are :
See also
*KPTCL
Notes
External links
* [http://www.karnatakapower.com Official site]
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