Coal-Fired Plants in India - other states

 

 

Badarpur
Location: Delhi
Operator: NTPC Ltd
Configuration: 3 X 100 MW, 2 X 210 MW
Operation: 1973-1981
Fuel: hard coal
Boiler supplier: BHEL
T/G supplier: BHEL, DDIT

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power
Posted 12 May 2004

Bokaro
Location: Jharkhand
Operator: Damodar Valley Corp
Configuration: 4 X 45 MW, 3 X 210 MW
Operation: 1953-1993
Fuel: hard coal
Boiler supplier: CE, Babcock Power, BHEL
T/G supplier: AEG, GE, MAN, BHEL

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power
Posted 12 May 2004

Dadri (NCTPP)
Location: Delhi
Operator: National Thermal Power Corp Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 210 MW
Operation: 1991-1994
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: CE, BHEL
T/G supplier: BHEL

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power
Posted 12 May 2004

Hirakud Smelter
Location: Orissa
Operator: Hindalco Industries Ltd
Configuration: 1 X 67.5 MW, 3 X 100 MW
Operation: 1994-2008
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier:  ISGEC John Thompson, ThyssenKrupp Industries India
T/G supplier: BHEL
Quick facts: The Hirakud smelter and power complex is located in Sambalpur Dist on the banks of the world’s longest earthen dam, the 25.8km Hirakud Dam spanning the Mahanadi river. The Hirakud smelter, set up by Indal in 1959, was the country’s second aluminium smelter operating on power sourced from the hydro power station of the Hirakud Dam. In 1993, Indal built India’s first CFB captive power plant. Three more steam sets were added starting about 10yrs later, each supplied by three CFB boilers.

Photograph courtesy of Power
Posted 11 Nov 2009

Kahalgaon
Location: Bihar
Operator: NTPC Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 210 MW, 3 X 500 MW
Operation: 1992-2008
Fuel: hard coal
Boiler supplier: Podoloski, BHEL
T/G supplier: LMZ, Electorsila, BHEL
Quick facts: Kahalgaon is on the Ganga River and uses coal from the  Rajmahal fields of Easten Coalfields Ltd. Electricity is sent out to Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Sikkim, and West Bengal. Unit-5 was synchronized on 31 Mar 2007 and went commercial on 1 Aug 2008.

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power
Posted 9 Aug 2008

Rihand 1&2
Location: Uttar Pradesh
Operator: NTPC Ltd
Configuration: 2 X 500 MW
Operation: 1988-1989
Fuel: hard coal
Boiler supplier: ICL
T/G supplier: GEC
Quick facts: Two more 500-MW sets were added in 2005.

Photograph courtesy of Ministry of Power
Posted 12 May 2004

 

Singrauli
Location: Uttar Pradesh
Operator: NTPC Ltd
Configuration: 5 X 210 MW, 2 X 500 MW
Operation: 1982-1987
Fuel: hard coal
Boiler supplier: CE, BHEL
T/G supplier: BHEL, Siemens
Quick facts: The approved investment for Singrauli was Rs 1190.69 crore. The site is on Rihand Reservoir in
Sonebhadra Dist. Some funding was from IDA and KfW.

Photograph courtesy of Gammon Power Ltd
Posted 15 Nov 2008

Tau Devi Lal 7&8
Location: Haryana
Operator: Haryana Power Generation Corp
Configuration: 2 X 250 MW
Operation: 2004-2005
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: BHEL
T/G supplier: BHEL
Quick facts: This plant is also known as Panipat.  Units 7&8 were commissioned within 34 months of the contract award, a new record for India.

Photograph courtesy of BHEL
Posted 3 Aug 2005

Unchahar
Location: Uttar Pradesh
Operator: NTPC Ltd
Configuration: 4 X 210 MW
Operation: 1988-1999
Fuel: coal
Boiler supplier: BHEL
T/G supplier: Siemens, BHEL
Quick facts: A fifth 210-MW unit is under construction for service in 2006 as Unchahar Stage III.

Photograph courtesy of BHEL
Posted 26 Feb 2005

Vindhyachal
Location: Madhya Pradesh
Operator: NTPC Ltd
Configuration: 6 X 210 MW, 4 X 500 MW
Operation: 1987-2007
Fuel: bituminous coal
Boiler supplier: Taganrog, BHEL
T/G supplier: LMZ, Electrosila, BHEL
EPC: TPE, Electrosila, BHEL
Quick facts: This is the largest power plant in India.

Photograph courtesy of Sarkaritel.com
Posted 30 Jun 2007

Abbreviations

Data: industcards, Platts UDI World Electric Power Plants Data Base

Updated 11/11/09

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