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Hemavathy Small Hydro Project

Sector: Commercial • Location: Karnataka, India

Source: World Bank Group

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Hemavathy Small Hydro Project was a 24 MW, two phase, mini hydro plant located at the foot of Hemavathy Dam (Built in 1984), Gorur Village, Hassan District, Karnataka, India. The project was developed on build operate and transfer (BOT) basis by Hemavathi Power & Light Pvt Ltd., which was acquired by Greenko Energies Pvt. Ltd. Hemavathi Power & Light Pvt Ltd signed a 15 year PPA with with KPTCL/

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Commercial, Government, Hydro, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Warehouse, Water Supply and Storage
Location
Karnataka, India
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
World Bank Group

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The project “Hemavathy Small Hydro Project” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Karnataka, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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Hemavathy Small Hydro Project was a 24 MW, two phase, mini hydro plant located at the foot of Hemavathy Dam (Built in 1984), Gorur Village, Hassan District, Karnataka, India. The project was developed on build operate and transfer (BOT) basis by Hemavathi Power & Light Pvt Ltd., which was acquired by Greenko Energies Pvt. Ltd. Hemavathi Power & Light Pvt Ltd signed a 15 year PPA with with KPTCL/ CESCO, a state government owned power utility company. There was not information on the total cost of setting up of the project, but the acquisition priced paid by Greenko Energies Pvt. Ltd. was US$32.8 million. The project became operational in 2004.

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Karnataka

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Commercial, Government, Hydro, Power Transmission, Power Generation (CCGT), Warehouse, Water Supply and Storage

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2023-02-20

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