Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station is located in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the coal-fired power stations of NTPC, it is the largest power station in India, and the 9th largest coal-fired power station in the world, with an installed capacity of 4,760 MW.[1] The coal for the power plant is sourced from Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.[2]

Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Official nameNTPC Vindhyachal
CountryIndia
LocationSingrauli, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E
StatusOperational
Construction began1982
Commission date1987
Owner(s)NTPC
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational6 × 210 MW
7 × 500 MW
Make and modelLMZ
Electrosila
BHEL
Nameplate capacity4,760 MW

The beneficiary states of the project are Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu and Dadar Nagar Haveli.[1]

Capacity

NTPC Vindhyachal[2]
Unit Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning
1 210 October 1987
2 210 July 1988
3 210 February 1989
4 210 December 1989
5 210 March 1990
6 210 February 1991
7 500 March 1999
8 500 February 2000
9 500 July 2006
10 500 March 2007
11 500 June 2012
12 500
13 500
Total 4760 MW

References

  1. "NTPC's Vindyachal plant largest power generating station".
  2. "Vindhyachal Coal based power station". NTPC. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.


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