Karnataka Power Corporation

The Karnataka Power Corporation Ltd is a Karnataka government owned power generation company.

Coal power plants
The Karnataka Power Corporation has two coal-fired power stations. These are:


 * Bellary Thermal Power Station, a 500MW power station which is located at Kudatini, Bellary District. A further 500MW expansion is currently under construction with Bellary 3, a further 700MW expansion has been foreshadowed.


 * Chalmapura power station, a proposed 1,000 MW power station to be built at Chamalapura in Mysore district, Karnataka.


 * Raichur Thermal Power Station is a 1470 megawatt coal-fired power station The power station comprises 7 units of 210 MW capacity each. An additional 210MW unit is currently under construction.

Contact details

 * Website: http://www.karnatakapower.com/

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