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{{Short description|Coal-fired power plant in Madhya Pradesh, India}}
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| country                = India
| country                = India
| location              = [[vindhyanagar district|Singrauli]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| location              = [[Waidhan]], [[Singrauli District]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| status                = O
| status                = O
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| construction_began    = 1982
| commissioned          = 1987
| commissioned          = 1987 (Stage I) to 2015 (Stage V)
| decommissioned        =  
| decommissioned        =  
| cost                  =  
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| ps_units_operational  = 6 × 210&nbsp;MW<br />7 × 500&nbsp;MW
| ps_units_operational  = 6 × 210&nbsp;MW<br />7 × 500&nbsp;MW<br />2 × 4&nbsp;MW HYDRO<br />15&nbsp;MW SOLAR
| ps_units_manu_model    = [[LMZ]]<br />[[Electrosila]]<br />[[BHEL]]
| ps_units_manu_model    = [[LMZ]]<br />[[Electrosila]]<br />[[BHEL]]
| th_cogeneration        =  
| th_cogeneration        =  
| th_combined_cycle      =  
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| ps_electrical_capacity = 4,760 MW
| ps_electrical_capacity = 4,783 MW
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The '''Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station''' is located in [[Singrauli district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. One of the [[Fossil-fuel power station|coal-fired power stations]] of [[National Thermal Power Corporation|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&nbsp;MW.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/ntpcs-vindyachal-plant-largest-power-generating-station/articleshow/49569128.cms|title=NTPC's Vindyachal plant largest power generating station}}</ref> 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]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Vindhyachal Coal based power station|url=http://www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/vindhyachal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412052813/http://www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/vindhyachal|archive-date=2018-04-12|access-date=2018-04-12|website=NTPC}}</ref> 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&nbsp;kg per [[kWh]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Grant|first=Don|last2=Zelinka|first2=David|last3=Mitova|first3=Stefania|date=2021|title=Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world’s hyper-polluting power plants|url=http://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1|journal=Environmental Research Letters|language=en|doi=10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1|issn=1748-9326|doi-access=free}}</ref>
The '''Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station''' is located in [[Singrauli district]] in the [[India]]n state of [[Madhya Pradesh]]. One of the [[Fossil-fuel power station|coal-fired power stations]] of [[National Thermal Power Corporation|NTPC]], it is the largest power station in India, and the 10th-largest [[coal]]-fired power station in the world, with an installed capacity of 4,760&nbsp;MW.<ref name=":0">{{cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/ntpcs-vindyachal-plant-largest-power-generating-station/articleshow/49569128.cms|title=NTPC's Vindyachal plant largest power generating station|newspaper=The Economic Times |date=28 October 2015 }}</ref> The coal for the power plant is sourced from the Nigahi [[Coal mining|mines]], and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of the [[Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=Vindhyachal Coal based power station|url=http://www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/vindhyachal|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412052813/http://www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/vindhyachal|archive-date=2018-04-12|access-date=2018-04-12|website=NTPC}}</ref> The power plant is estimated to have been the coal-fired power plant which emitted the second-most [[Carbon dioxide in Earth's atmosphere|carbon dioxide]] in 2018, after [[Bełchatów Power Station]], at 33.9 million tons, and relative emissions are estimated at 1.485&nbsp;kg per [[kWh]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Grant|first1=Don|last2=Zelinka|first2=David|last3=Mitova|first3=Stefania|date=2021|title=Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-polluting power plants|journal=Environmental Research Letters|volume=16 |issue=9 |page=094022 |language=en|doi=10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1|issn=1748-9326|doi-access=free}}</ref>


The electricity is consumed in the following states: [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Daman and Diu|Daman & Diu]] and [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli|Dadar Nagar Haveli]].<ref name=":0" />
The electricity is consumed in the following states: [[Madhya Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Goa]], [[Chhattisgarh]], [[Daman and Diu|Daman & Diu]] and [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli|Dadar Nagar Haveli]].<ref name=":0" />
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!Stage
!Unit
!Unit
!Installed Capacity ([[Megawatt|MW]])
!Installed Capacity ([[Megawatt|MW]])
!Date of Commissioning
!Date of Commissioning
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|rowspan="6" | I
|1
|1
|210
|210
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|February 1991
|February 1991
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|-
|rowspan="2" | II
|7
|7
|500
|500
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|February 2000
|February 2000
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|-
|rowspan="2" | III
|9
|9
|500
|500
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|March 2007
|March 2007
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|-
|rowspan="2" | IV
|11
|11
|500
|500
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|12
|12
|500
|500
|
|March 2013
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|-
|V
|13
|13
|500
|500
|August 2015
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|Solar
|15
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|Hydro
|2 × 4
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|-
|'''Total'''
|'''Total'''
|'''4760 MW'''
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|'''4783 MW'''
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[[Category:1987 establishments in Madhya Pradesh]]
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Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
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Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Official nameNTPC Vindhyachal
CountryIndia
LocationWaidhan, Singrauli District, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E / 24.09722; 82.67361
StatusOperational
Construction began1982
Commission date1987 (Stage I) to 2015 (Stage V)
Owner(s)NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
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Nameplate capacity4,783 MW
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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 10th-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 the Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of the Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.[2] The power 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[edit | edit source]

NTPC Vindhyachal[2]
Stage Unit Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning
I 1 210 October 1987
2 210 July 1988
3 210 February 1989
4 210 December 1989
5 210 March 1990
6 210 February 1991
II 7 500 March 1999
8 500 February 2000
III 9 500 July 2006
10 500 March 2007
IV 11 500 June 2012
12 500 March 2013
V 13 500 August 2015
Solar 15
Hydro 2 × 4
Total 4783 MW

References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "NTPC's Vindyachal plant largest power generating station". The Economic Times. 28 October 2015.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Vindhyachal Coal based power station". NTPC. Archived from the original on 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. ↑ Grant, Don; Zelinka, David; Mitova, Stefania (2021). "Reducing CO2 emissions by targeting the world's hyper-polluting power plants". Environmental Research Letters. 16 (9): 094022. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1. ISSN 1748-9326.

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