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{{Infobox power station<br />
|name = Suratgarh super thermal power station<br />
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|country = India<br />
|location = [[Suratgarh]], [[Ganganagar district|Ganganagar]], [[Rajasthan]]<br />
|coordinates = {{coord|29.1817|N|74.0194|E|source:wikidata|display=inline,title}}<br />
|status = O <br />
|operator = [[RVUNL]]<br />
|th_fuel_primary = [[Coal]]<br />
|th_fuel_tertiary =<br />
|ps_units_operational= 6<br />
|ps_electrical_capacity= 2820.00 MW <br />
|commissioned = 1998<br />
|extra = Source: http://rvunl.com/<br />
}}<br />
'''Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station''' is [[Rajasthan]]'s first [[super thermal power station]]. It is located 27&nbsp;km away from [[Suratgarh]] town in [[Ganganagar]] district. The power plant is operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd ([[RVUNL]]). The power plant has 6 units that can produce 250 megawatt and 2 units can produce 660 MW.<br />
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'''Builder ''is Satish Chaudhary'''''<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
The plant received a gold shield on 8 August 2004 from Hon'ble President for consistently outstanding performance during the years 2000 to 2004. It also received a bronze shield from Hon' Prime Minister for outstanding performance during the years 2005 and 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rvunl.com/STPS.html|title=Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station|publisher=Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd}}</ref><br />
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==Installed capacity==<br />
Following is the unit wise capacity of the plant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ganganagar.nic.in/Suratgarh%20Super%20Thermal%20Power%20Station.htm|title=Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station|publisher=Ganganagar District}}</ref> <br />
{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
! Stage !! Unit Number !! Installed Capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning !! Status<br />
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| Stage I || 1 || 250 || May, 1998 || Running<br />
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| Stage I || 2 || 250 || March, 2000 || Running<br />
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| Stage II || 3 || 250 || October, 2001 || Running<br />
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| Stage II || 4 || 250 || March, 2002 || Running<br />
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| Stage III || 5 || 250 || June, 2003 || Running<br />
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| Stage IV || 6 || 250 || March, 2009 || Running<br />
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|Stage V || 7 || 660 || March, 2016 || COD in progress<br />
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|Stage V || 8 || 660 || 2016 || Work in progress ( Currently Steam Blowing in progress as of April 2019 )<br />
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== See also ==<br />
{{Portal|Energy|India}}<br />
* [[Kota Super Thermal Power Plant]]<br />
* [[Giral Lignite Power Plant]]<br />
* [[Chhabra Thermal Power Plant]]<br />
* [[Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station]]<br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{Power Plants of Rajasthan}}<br />
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[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Rajasthan]]<br />
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Sri Ganganagar district]]<br />
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1998]]<br />
[[Category:1998 establishments in Rajasthan]]<br />
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