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{{Short description|Building in India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2019}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Yermarus Thermal Power station
| name_official =
| image =
| image_caption =
| image_alt =
| location_map_caption = Location of the Yermarus Power station
| coordinates = {{coord|16|17|28|N|77|21|9|E|region:IN_type:landmark_source:dewiki|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates_ref =
| country = India
| location = Yegnur, [[Raichur]], [[Karnataka]]
| status = O
| construction_began =
| commissioned = Unit 1: May, 2015; Unit 2: Mar, 2017
| cost =
| owner = [[Karnataka Power Corporation]]
| operator = RPCL
| th_fuel_primary = [[Coal]]
| th_fuel_tertiary =
| ps_units_operational = 800 MW
| ps_units_manu_model = [[Bharat Heavy Electricals|BHEL]]
| th_cogeneration =
| th_combined_cycle =
| ps_electrical_capacity = 1600
| ps_electrical_cap_fac =
| website =
| extra =
}}'''Yermarus Thermal Power Station''' is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Yermarus village in [[Raichur district]], [[Karnataka]].

== History ==
The power plant is owned and operated by the [[Karnataka Power Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/two-labourers-killed-at-ytps-construction-site/article6793983.ece|title=Two labourers killed at YTPS construction site; workers agitate|last=Buradikatti|first=Kumar|date=16 January 2015|work=The Hindu|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> This is India's first 800 MW super critical thermal power plant and [[Bharat Heavy Electricals]] is the EPC contractor for this power project.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/general-market-equity/first-800-mw-supercritical-thermal-power-plant-in-karnataka-commissioned-by-bhel-116052500929_1.html|title=First 800 MW Supercritical Thermal Power Plant in Karnataka commissioned by BHEL|work=IIFL News|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/dehradun/country-s-first-bhel-manufactures-indigenous-800-mw-turbo-generator/story-eMM8fQxnf2wbdKIDyC43LN.html|title=Country’s first: BHEL manufactures indigenous 800 MW turbo generator|date=12 March 2015|work=Hindustan Times|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref>

==Capacity==
The installed capacity of the power plant in 1600 MW (2×800 MW).

{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Stage !! Unit Number !! power ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning !! Status
|-
| 1st || 1 || 800 ||2015 MAY || commissioned and commercial operation declared in March 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/bhel-commissions-800-mw-supercritical-thermal-unit-in-k-nataka-116052500538_1.html|title=BHEL commissions 800 mw supercritical thermal unit in K'nataka|date=25 May 2016|work=Business Standard|access-date=19 May 2018|publisher=Press Trust of India}}</ref>
|-
| 1st || 2 || 800 || 2017 Mar || commissioned<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://in.reuters.com/article/brief-bhel-commissions-800-mw-supercriti-idINFWN1H60ZE|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170331030811/http://in.reuters.com/article/brief-bhel-commissions-800-mw-supercriti-idINFWN1H60ZE|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2017|title=BRIEF-BHEL commissions 800 MW supercritical thermal power plant in Karnataka|date=30 March 2017|work=Reuters|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref> and commercial operations started in April 2017<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.myiris.com/news/company-update/bhels-second-800-mw-unit-starts-commercial-ops/20170412103231199|title=BHEL's second 800 MW unit starts commercial ops|date=12 April 2017|work=Myiris News|access-date=19 May 2018}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Portal|Energy}}
{{Power Plants of Karnataka}}

[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Raichur district]]
[[Category:2015 establishments in Karnataka]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2015]]

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