Chandrapura Thermal Power Station

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Chandrapura
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Location of the Chandrapura Thermal Power Station in Jharkhand
CountryIndia
LocationChandrapura, Jharkhand
Coordinates23°44′23.8″N 86°06′46.3″E / 23.739944°N 86.112861°E / 23.739944; 86.112861Coordinates: 23°44′23.8″N 86°06′46.3″E / 23.739944°N 86.112861°E / 23.739944; 86.112861
StatusOperational
Commission dateUnit 1: October, 1964
Unit 2: May, 1965
Unit 3: July, 1968
Unit 4: November, 2011
Unit 5: July, 2011
Unit 7&8
Decommission dateUnit 1: 13 January 2017

Unit 2 : 30 July 2017

Unit 3,4,5,6
Operator(s)Damodar Valley Corporation
Thermal power station
Primary fuelBituminous coal
Power generation
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Nameplate capacity500 MW
External links
Websitewww.dvc.gov.in/Chandrapura.htm

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapura Town in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The power plant is operated by the Damodar Valley Corporation Central Government Owned with jharkhand Government And West Bengal Government. It has two units with a total installed capacity of 500 MW(2×250 MW); both burn pulverised coal.[1]

Capacity[edit]

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 630 MW. The plant has 3 units under operation. The individual units has the generating capacity as follows:

Unit No. Generating Capacity Commissioned on
U#1 130 MW October 1964; retired on 13 Jan 2017
U#2 130 MW May 1965; retired on 30 Jul 2017
U#3 130 MW July 1968
U#7 250 MW November 2011
U#8 250 MW July 2011[2]

References[edit]

  1. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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