Kothagudem Thermal Power Station

Kothagudem Thermal Power Station is located at Paloncha in Telangana, India. The power plant has an installed capacity of 1,800 MW with 4 units in operation.[1] It is one of the coal based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO)

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
Stage I16004-07-1966Shut down permanently
Stage I26027-11-1966Shut down permanently
Stage II36027-05-1967shut down permanently due to turbine problem
Stage II46008-07-1967Shut down permanently
Stage III512013-08-1974Shut down permanently
Stage III612019-12-1974Shut down permanently
Stage IV712010-03-1977Shut down permanently
Stage IV812010-01-1978Shut down permanently
Stage V925027-03-1997Running
Stage V1025028-02-1998Running
Stage VI1150006-26-2011Running
Stage VII1280019-05-2018 [2]Running.

Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
Far view of Kothagudem Thermal Power station at Paloncha
Location of the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationPaloncha, Khammam, Telangana
Coordinates17.62°N 80.69°E / 17.62; 80.69
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: 4 July 1966
Unit 2: 27 November 1966
Unit 3: 27 May 1967
Unit 4: 8 July 1967
Unit 5: 13 August 1974
Unit 6:19 December 1974
Unit 7: 10 March 1977
Unit 8: 10 January 1978
Unit 9: 27 March 1997
Unit 10: 28 February 1998
Unit 11: 26 June 2011
Unit 12: 19 May 2018
Operator(s)Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Limited (TSGENCO)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational2 X 250 MW
1 X 500 MW
1 X 800 MW
Nameplate capacity1,800 MW

In January 2012, it was reported that the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to build additional unit with capacity of 800 MW.[1]

References

  1. "AP to increase capacity in 3 power plants". Industry Monitor Energy. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
  2. Kumar, V. Rishi (1 July 2018). "800 MW Kothagudem thermal power station begins trial generation". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 1 December 2020.


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