Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
| Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station | |
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 Location of the Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district of Bihar |
| Coordinates | 25°14′24″N 87°15′53″E / 25.24000°N 87.26472°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1992 2007 |
| Construction cost | 7907.35 Crore[1] |
| Owner | NTPC |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 4 X 210 MW 3 X 500 MW |
| Make and model | LMZ Electorsila BHEL Transcon Industries |
| Nameplate capacity | 2,340 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
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 2,340 MW. In the plant, thirty-five thousand to fifty thousand tonnes (34,000 to 49,000 long tons; 39,000 to 55,000 short tons) 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 |
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| 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]- ^ "Coal Based Power Stations | NTPC".
- ^ "Power generation shutdown looms at NTPC Kahalgaon plants". The Economic Times. Press Trust of India. Archived from the original on October 16, 2013. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
- ^ "NTPC-Kahalgaon celebrates 33rd Establishment Day". The Times of India. 24 May 2017.
External links
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