Karnataka records highest-ever hydropower generation at 15,509 MU

Karnataka has recorded its highest-ever hydropower generation, with State-run Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (KPCL) producing 15,509 million units (MU) of electricity in the 2025–26 financial year, jumping from the previous year record of 13,853 MU.  

The record power generation was achieved across KPCL’s hydropower network spanning multiple basins, including four stations in the Sharavati and Kali valleys, two each in the Varahi and Cauvery valleys, and one each in the Krishna and Tungabhadra river system.