Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

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Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station
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Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Official nameNTPC Vindhyachal
CountryIndia
LocationSingrauli, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E / 24.09722; 82.67361Coordinates: 24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E / 24.09722; 82.67361
StatusOperational
Construction began1982
Commission date1987
Owner(s)NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
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Nameplate capacity4,760 MW

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 9th 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 Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.[2] 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 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]

NTPC Vindhyachal[2]
Unit Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning
1 210 October 1987
2 210 July 1988
3 210 February 1989
4 210 December 1989
5 210 March 1990
6 210 February 1991
7 500 March 1999
8 500 February 2000
9 500 July 2006
10 500 March 2007
11 500 June 2012
12 500
13 500
Total 4760 MW


References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "NTPC's Vindyachal plant largest power generating station".
  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. doi:10.1088/1748-9326/ac13f1. ISSN 1748-9326.