Dahanu Thermal Power Station

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Dahanu Thermal Power Station
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Dahanu Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationDahanu, Palghar district, Maharashtra
Coordinates 19°57′17″N72°44′55″E / 19.95472°N 72.74861°E / 19.95472; 72.74861
StatusOperational
Commission date 1995
OwnerBSES Limited (now Reliance Infrastructure)
OperatorAdani Electricity
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 500 MW

Dahanu Thermal Power Station (DTPS) is a coal based thermal power plant located at coastal Dahanu town in Palghar district in the Indian state of Maharashtra [1] It was constructed by BSES Limited (now Reliance Infrastructure). The power plant operated by Adani Electricity is located on Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail line and is 120 km away from Mumbai and 20 km away from Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Delhi National Highway 8 (India).

Capacity

It has an installed capacity of 500 MW (2x250 MW). The power plant was commissioned in 1995 and is commercially producing power since 1996. [2]

Unit No.CapacityCommissioned onStatus
1250 MW1995 JanuaryRunning
2250 MW1995 MarchRunning

References

  1. मटा वृत्त सेवा (MaTa Vrutt Seva) (October 2010). "डहाणू औष्णिक ऊर्जा प्रकल्पाला राजीव गांधी पर्यावरण पुरस्कार" [Dahanu Oaushnik Urja Prakalpala Rajiv Gandhi Paryavaran Puraskar]. Maharashtra Times (in Marathi). Palghar District, Maharashtra, India. Retrieved 1 April 2015.
  2. "RInfra" . Retrieved 20 April 2015.