Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station | |
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Official name | NTPC Vindhyachal |
Country | India |
Location | , Madhya Pradesh |
Coordinates | 24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°ECoordinates: 24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E |
Status | Operational |
Construction began | 1982 |
Commission date | 1987 |
Owner(s) | NTPC |
Operator(s) | |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 6 × 210 MW 7 × 500 MW |
Make and model | LMZ Electrosila BHEL |
Nameplate capacity | 4,760 MW |
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] The plant is estimated to have been the coal-fired power plant which emitted the second most carbon dioxide in 2018, after Bełchatów Power Station, at 33.9 million tons, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.485 kg per kWh.[3]
The electricity is consumed in the following states: Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Goa, Chhattisgarh, Daman & Diu and Dadar Nagar Haveli.[1]
Capacity[]
Unit | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning |
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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[]
- ^ a b "NTPC's Vindyachal plant largest power generating station".
- ^ a b "Vindhyachal Coal based power station". NTPC. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Grant, Don; Zelinka, David; Mitova, Stefania (2021). "Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-polluting power plants". Environmental Research Letters. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1. ISSN 1748-9326.
- Coal-fired power stations in Madhya Pradesh
- Singrauli district
- 1987 establishments in Madhya Pradesh
- Energy infrastructure completed in 1987
- Indian power station stubs