Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station | |
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Narla Tata Rao Power Station in January 2015 | |
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Country | India |
Location | Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh |
Coordinates | 16°35′27″N80°32′00″E / 16.5907°N 80.5332°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: 1 November 1979 Unit 2: 10 October 1980 Unit 3: 5 October 1980 Unit 4: 23 August 1990 Unit 5: 31 March 1994 Unit 6: 24 February 1995 Unit 7: 6 April 2009 Unit 8: 19 December 2023 [1] |
Operator(s) | APGENCO |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 6 X 210 MW 1 X 500 MW 1 X 800 MW |
Nameplate capacity | 2560.00 MW [2] |
External links | |
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Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station or Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant is located at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. It is named after, Narla Tata Rao, the erstwhile chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity board. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of APGENCO. It is well placed between Ibrahimpatnam and Kondapalli villages. [3]
Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Plant is also known as Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant. It was developed under 4 stages, with the project cost of Rs 193 Crores and Rs 511 Crores respectively.
Again with an investment of RS 840 Crores 2 units were commissioned under III Stage.
The seventh unit of 500 MW was commissioned in 2009.
The station stood first in country during 94–95, 95–96, 96–97, 97-98 and 2001-02 by achieving the highest plant load factor.
The station has received many prestigious awards from various organisations. The station has received Meritorious Productivity Awards for 21 consecutive years and Incentive awards for 12 consecutive years. [4]
The plant has present capacity of 2560 MW. [2]
Stage | Unit number | Installed capacity (MW) | Date of commissioning | Status |
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Stage I | 1 | 210 | 01-11-1979 | Running. |
Stage I | 2 | 210 max | 10-10-1980 | Running. |
Stage II | 3 | 210 max | 05-10-1989 | Running |
Stage II | 4 | 210 max | 23-08-1990 | Running |
Stage III | 5 | 210 max | 31-03-1994 | Running |
Stage III | 6 | 210 max | 24-02-1995 | Running |
Stage IV | 7 | 500 max | 06-04-2009 | Running |
Stage V | 8 | 800 | 20-12-2023 | Running [1] |
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