Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company

Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited is the electricity generation company of the Government of Chhattisgarh state in India.

CSPGL
TypeGovernment-owned Corporation-PSU
IndustryElectricity generation
Founded2008
HeadquartersDangania Raipur, India
Key people
Shri Shailendra Kumar Shukla Chairman [1]
ProductsElectricity
Websitehttp://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/index.htm

History

Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board was formed in accordance with the Section 5 of the Electricity Supply Act 1948 as per the Notification published in the gazette of the Government of Chhattisgarh dated 15 November 2000. Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) became functional w.e.f. 01.12.2000. Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board has been reorganized into five companies in accordance with the provisions contained in the Section 131-134 of Electricity Act 2003 by the Govt. of Chhattisgarh. Thus Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited became functional w.e.f. 01.01.2009.[2]

Generation capacity

The installed capacity as of 31.07.2010 was 1924.7 MW comprising 1786 MW from coal-based thermal and 138.70 MW from hydroelectric power stations. and some 6 MW is coming from co-generation sources.[3]

Thermal Power Plants

Capacity addition

Recent Power Projects
  • Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thermal Power Station (formerly known as Marwa-Tendubhata Thermal Power Station) - Located in the Janjgir-Champa District a 1000 MW (2x500 MW) thermal power plant (coal based) has been commissioned in March 2016 (Unit-1) and in August 2016 (Unit-2) at Janjgir–Champa district.[5]

Future Power Projects

There are several planned power projects.[6]

References
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