Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station

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Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
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Location of the Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationKahalgaon, Bhagalpur district of Bihar
Coordinates25°14′24″N 87°15′53″E / 25.24000°N 87.26472°E / 25.24000; 87.26472Coordinates: 25°14′24″N 87°15′53″E / 25.24000°N 87.26472°E / 25.24000; 87.26472
StatusOperational
Commission date1992
2007
Construction cost7907.35 Crore[1]
Owner(s)NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
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Nameplate capacity2,340 MW
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Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station (KhSTPP)is located in Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC.[2] The coal for the power plant is sourced from Rajmahal coalfield of Eastern Coalfields Limited. Source of water for the power plant is Ganga River.

Capacity[edit]

The work of NTPC Super Thermal Power Plant in Kahalgaon started in 1985.[3] In March 1992, the first unit of 210 MW capacity was commissioned. Gradually, its capacity was increased. The total installed capacity of the plant is 2340 MW. In the plant, 35 thousand to 50 thousand tonnes of coal is used daily for power generation, which is supplied from the Rajmahal coalfield in Jharkhand. Nearly 65 lakh tons of fly ash comes out of the plant every year. Fly ash contains silica, alumina, mercury and iron.

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Year of commissioning
1st 1 210 March 1992
1st 2 210 March 1994
1st 3 210 March 1995
1st 4 210 March 1996
2nd 5 500 March 2007
2nd 6 500 March 2008
2nd 7 500 June 2009
Total 2340

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "Coal Based Power Stations | NTPC".
  2. ↑ PTI Apr 4, 2013, 08.10PM IST. "Power generation shutdown looms at NTPC Kahalgaon plants". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2016-08-07.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  3. ↑ "NTPC-Kahalgaon celebrates 33rd Establishment Day".

External links[edit]

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