Chandrapura Thermal Power Station

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Chandrapura Thermal Power Station
Location of the Chandrapura Thermal Power Station in Jharkhand
CountryIndia
Location Chandrapura, Jharkhand
Coordinates 23°44′23.8″N86°06′46.3″E / 23.739944°N 86.112861°E / 23.739944; 86.112861
StatusOperational
Commission date Unit 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 fuel Bituminous coal
Power generation
Units operational2 X 250 MW U#7&8
Nameplate capacity 500 MW
External links
Website www.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

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 500 MW. The plant has 2 units under operation. The individual units has the generating capacity as follows:

Unit No.Generating CapacityCommissioned on
U#1130 MWOctober 1964; retired on 13 Jan 2017
U#2130 MWMay 1965; retired on 30 Jul 2017
U#3130 MWJuly 1968 retired
U#7250 MWNovember 2011
U#8250 MWJuly 2011 [2]

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References

  1. "Damodar Valley Corporation". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-19.
  2. "Damodar Valley Corporation". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-03-19.