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	'''Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station''' (often abbreviated as '''CSTPS''') is a [[thermal power plant]] located in [[Chandrapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited\|MAHAGENCO]]. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of [[Western Coalfields Limited]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html\|title=Chandrapur Thermal Power Station, A Giant In Power Generation\|access-date=20 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525231932/http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html\|archive-date=25 May 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The plant was officially inaugurated by the ~~then~~ Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 8 October 1984.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IleHyBDWbzEC&q=Chandrapur+Super+Thermal+Power+Station&pg=PA671\|title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories\|year=2006\|isbn=9788178353722\|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>		'''Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station''' (often abbreviated as '''CSTPS''') is a [[thermal power plant]] located in [[Chandrapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited\|MAHAGENCO]]. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of [[Western Coalfields Limited]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html\|title=Chandrapur Thermal Power Station, A Giant In Power Generation\|access-date=20 April 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525231932/http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html\|archive-date=25 May 2015\|url-status=dead}}</ref> The plant was officially inaugurated by the Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 8 October 1984.<ref>{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IleHyBDWbzEC&q=Chandrapur+Super+Thermal+Power+Station&pg=PA671\|title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories\|year=2006\|isbn=9788178353722\|access-date=20 April 2015\|last1=Bhatt\|first1=S. C.}}</ref>

	With the total capacity of ~~3340MW~~,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mahagenco.in/index.php/generation\|title=INSTALLED CAPACITY OF MAHAGENCO\|publisher=MAHAGENCO\|access-date=20 Sep 2015}}</ref> the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra. It accounts for more than 25% of [[Maharashtra]]'s total needs.{{citation needed\|date=August 2020}} The plant gets water supply from [[Erai Dam]] when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply from [[Chargaon Dam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-s-largest-thermal-power-plant-to-close-all-units-by-may-15-1368282\|title=Maharashtra's largest thermal power plant to close all units by May 15\|work=dna\|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>		With the total capacity of 3340 MW,<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://mahagenco.in/index.php/generation\|title=INSTALLED CAPACITY OF MAHAGENCO\|publisher=MAHAGENCO\|access-date=20 Sep 2015}}</ref> the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra. It accounts for more than 25% of [[Maharashtra]]'s total needs.{{citation needed\|date=August 2020}} The plant gets water supply from [[Erai Dam]] when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply from [[Chargaon Dam]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-s-largest-thermal-power-plant-to-close-all-units-by-may-15-1368282\|title=Maharashtra's largest thermal power plant to close all units by May 15\|work=dna\|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>

	== Capacity ==		== Capacity ==
	{\| class="sortable wikitable"		{\| class="sortable wikitable"
	! Stage !! Unit ~~Number~~ !! Installed ~~Capacity~~ ([[Watt#Megawatt\|MW]]) !! Date of ~~Commissioning~~		! Stage !! Unit number !! Installed capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt\|MW]]) !! Date of commissioning
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1st \|\| 1 \|\| 210 \|\| 1983 August		\| 1st \|\| 1 \|\| 210 \|\| 1983 August
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	\| 2nd \|\| 7 \|\| 500 \|\| 1997 October		\| 2nd \|\| 7 \|\| 500 \|\| 1997 October
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3rd \|\| 8 \|\| 500 \|\| 2015 May <ref>http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/bhel-commissions-500-mw-power-unit-in-maharashtra_1587599.html</ref>		\| 3rd \|\| 8 \|\| 500 \|\| 2015 May <ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/bhel-commissions-500-mw-power-unit-in-maharashtra_1587599.html\|title = BHEL commissions 500 MW power unit in Maharashtra\|date = 30 April 2015}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3rd \|\| 9 \|\| 500 \|\| 2016 March		\| 3rd \|\| 9 \|\| 500 \|\| 2016 March
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	==See also==		==See also==
			{{Portal\|India\|Energy}}
	* [[Make in Maharashtra]]		* [[Make in Maharashtra]]
	{{Clear}}		{{Clear}}
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	==See also==		==See also==
	~~{{Portal\|India\|Energy}}~~
	* [[Make in Maharashtra]]		* [[Make in Maharashtra]]
	{{Clear}}		{{Clear}}

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{{short description|Thermal power station in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=April 2017}}
{{Infobox power station
| image = Current functioning units of CSTPS.jpg
| image_caption = Current functioning units of CSTPS
| name = Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
| country = India
| location = [[Chandrapur]], [[Maharashtra]] (state)
| coordinates = {{coord|20.004968|N|79.291334|E|region:IN_type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| status = O
| operator = [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited]]
| th_fuel_primary = [[Coal]]
| th_fuel_tertiary =
| ps_units_operational = 7
| ps_electrical_capacity = 3340.00 MW
| commissioned = 8 October 1983
| website =
| extra = Source: {{url|http://mahagenco.in/}}
}}

'''Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station''' (often abbreviated as '''CSTPS''') is a [[thermal power plant]] located in [[Chandrapur district]] in the Indian state of [[Maharashtra]]. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited|MAHAGENCO]]. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of [[Western Coalfields Limited]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html|title=Chandrapur Thermal Power Station, A Giant In Power Generation|access-date=20 April 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150525231932/http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html|archive-date=25 May 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref> The plant was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister [[Indira Gandhi]] on 8 October 1984.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=IleHyBDWbzEC&q=Chandrapur+Super+Thermal+Power+Station&pg=PA671|title=Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories|year=2006|isbn=9788178353722|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>

With the total capacity of 3340MW,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://mahagenco.in/index.php/generation|title=INSTALLED CAPACITY OF MAHAGENCO|publisher=MAHAGENCO|access-date=20 Sep 2015}}</ref> the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra. It accounts for more than 25% of [[Maharashtra]]'s total needs.{{citation needed|date=August 2020}} The plant gets water supply from [[Erai Dam]] when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply from [[Chargaon Dam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report-maharashtra-s-largest-thermal-power-plant-to-close-all-units-by-may-15-1368282|title=Maharashtra's largest thermal power plant to close all units by May 15|work=dna|access-date=20 April 2015}}</ref>

== Capacity ==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Stage !! Unit Number !! Installed Capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning
|-
| 1st || 1 || 210 || 1983 August
|-
| 1st || 2 || 210 || 1984 July
|-
| 1st || 3 || 210 || 1985 May
|-
| 1st || 4 || 210 || 1986 March
|-
| 2nd || 5 || 500 || 1991 March
|-
| 2nd || 6 || 500 || 1992 March
|-
| 2nd || 7 || 500 || 1997 October
|-
| 3rd || 8 || 500 || 2015 May <ref>http://zeenews.india.com/news/maharashtra/bhel-commissions-500-mw-power-unit-in-maharashtra_1587599.html</ref>
|-
| 3rd || 9 || 500 || 2016 March
|-
|'''Total'''|| '''9''' || '''3340'''||
|}

==Gallery==
<gallery mode=packed>
File:Extra 2 units of CSTPS.jpg|New 2 units of CSTPS
</gallery>

==See also==
{{Portal|India|Energy}}
* [[Make in Maharashtra]]
{{Clear}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

{{Power Plants of Maharashtra}}

[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Maharashtra]]
[[Category:Chandrapur district]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 1983]]
[[Category:1983 establishments in Maharashtra]]

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