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Shivapur Hydel Plant is a 18 MW power station located on the Tungabhadra left bank canal near Hospet in Karnataka, India. This is a first Hydel Power Project to be commissioned in the private sector in post independence era that has turned out a plant availability factor of 98% consistently. The station supplies power to high tension industrial consumers utilizing the KPTCL (Karnataka Power Transmission Corporation Ltd) grid, under a wheeling and banking arrangement.

The Shivapur Plant has been awarded the ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certification. With a complete adherence to the quality, health, workplace aesthetics and safety policies, Shivapur is a tribute to the BPCL's project management capability.

S A L I E N T     F E A T U R E S
Location	Shivapur, 16th km on Tungabhadra left bank canal
District	Koppal
Development type	Canal drop power house
Installed capacity	2 x 9 MW
River Stream	Tungabhadra
Water conductor system	Shivapur Dam-Masonry dam with Central spill way
Spillway gates	5 in number
Penstock	2 in number
Turbines	2 Nos Vertical Kaplan
Rated Discharge	57 cumecs
Rated Head	17.85 m
Generators	2 Nos Synchronous type
Power house	51 m (L) x 16.4m(B) x 33 m (H)
Commissioned	November 1992

Contact
 

Mr. G.K. Vijaykumar Hosabandi Harlapur Koppal TQ & Dist Karnataka - 583234. INDIA.
Telephone	: +91 08539 265889 / 265896 / 265920
Fax	: +9108539 265893
Mobile	: 94481 44178
Email	: shivapur@bhorukapower.com