Amarkantak Thermal Power Station

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Amarkantak Thermal Power Station
Amarkantak Thermal Power Station
Location of Amarkantak Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationChachai, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates 23°09′50″N81°38′16″E / 23.16389°N 81.63778°E / 23.16389; 81.63778
StatusOperational
Commission date 1977
Operator(s) MPPGCL
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational1
Nameplate capacity 210 MW

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Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant is located in Chachai, near Amlai railway station on Bilaspur-Katni section of SE Railway. It is situated at Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The power plant is one of the Coal-fired power station of MPPGCL

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Amarkantak Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 210.00 MW. The first unit was commissioned in March 1977. [1] The water for the plant has been procured from the nearby Sutna Nala Dam which is constructed on the Sone river and spread across 700 acres (2.8 km2). The coal for the plant has been procured by rail from the mines of South Eastern Coalfields Limited

Installed capacity

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatusTG Set Supplier Boiler Supplier
First1120November,1977Decommissioned on 13/01/2015 BHEL ABL
First2120May,1978Decommissioned on 01/05/2014BHELABL
Second3210June, 2008OperationalBHELBHEL

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References

  1. "Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant". M.P.Power Generation Company Limited. Archived from the original on 10 June 2010. Retrieved 2 September 2010.