What is power? How do you differentiate kilowatt from kilowatt hour? The Jog Falls in Karnataka state are nearly 40 m high. 2000 tones of water falls from it in a minute. Calculate the equivalent power if all this energy can be utilized? (g = 10 m s–2)

Power is the rate of doing work.

Power = work/ time


Kilowatt is the unit of power and kilowatt hour is the unit of energy.


Height of the fall = 40 m,


mass of water falling= 2000 × 103 kg = 2 × 106 kg



Thus, the equivalent power is 1.25 x 107 W


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