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'''Meja Thermal Power Station''' is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in [[Meja Tehsil]] in [[Allahabad district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Meja_Thermal_Power_Project|title=Meja Thermal Power Project |website=Sourcewatch.org|accessdate=26 June 2019}}</ref> The power plant is owned by the Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL) a joint venture between [[NTPC Limited]] and [[Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam]].<br />
The planned capacity of the power plant is 1320 MW (2x660MW). Meja Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in Meja Tehsil in Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh.<br />
<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Farmers-police-clash-at-Meja-thermal-power-plant/articleshow/31579062.cms|title=Farmers, police clash at Meja thermal power plant |newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|accessdate=26 June 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Capacity==<br />
The planned capacity of the power plant is 1320 MW (2x660MW).<br />
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{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
! Stage !! Unit Number !! power ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning !! Status<br />
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| 1st || 1 || 660 || April 2018 || Commissioned <ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ntpc-commissions-660mw-unit-of-meja-project-in-up-118040200673_1.html|title=NTPC commissions 660MW unit of Meja project in UP|date=2 April 2018|accessdate=26 June 2019|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref><br />
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| 1st || 2 || 660 ||January 2021<br />
| Yet to be commissioned ( 72 Hrs.of synchronization is completed today , hopefully the 660 MW Unit is yet to be start very shortly.)<br />
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==Future expansion==<br />
The state government decided in July 2014 to add two more units of 660 MW to the power plant as part second stage of the project.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://statesofindia.cmie.com/kommon/bin/sr.php?kall=wshreport&nvdt=20140725125012556&nvpc=040000000000&nvtype=INSIGHTS|title=States of India|website=[[Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy]]|accessdate=26 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/akhilesh-cabinet-okays-3-thermal-power-units-totalling-1-980-mw-114072200598_1.html|title=Akhilesh cabinet okays 3 thermal power units totalling 1,980 mw|first=Virendra Singh|last=Rawat|date=22 July 2014|accessdate=26 June 2019|newspaper=[[Business Standard]]}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}} http://mejantpc.com<br />
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{{Power Plants of Uttar Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Allahabad district]]<br />
[[Category:2018 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2018]]</div>->GreaterPonce665