Ghatampur Thermal Power Station

Neyveli Uttar pradesh Power Limited-Ghatampur Thermal Power Project is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Ghatampur in Kanpur district, Uttar Pradesh, India. The power plant is owned by the Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited a joint venture between Neyveli Lignite Corporation (51%) and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (49%). ^[1]

Status update

• Jan 2015: The land acquisition is completed. ^[2]
• May 2015: South Pachwara Coal Block allotted to NLC India ltd for GTPS Project. MDO selection under progress ^[3]
• Jun 2015: MoEF issued Environment Clearance on 17-Jun-2015 ^[3]
• Feb 2016: Centre to consider 1,980 MW Ghatampur project in Kanpur soon. ^[4]
• July 2016: Centre approved for installation of Ghatampur Thermal Power Project (GTPC) of 1980 MW (3 X 660 MW) capacity through a joint venture company named "Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL)" formed jointly by Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited (NLC) and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL).Untitled Page
• October 2016: Construction starts ^[5]
• June 2021 inspection of railway line to power plant by railway DRM

COMMISSIONING OF UNITS:

Unit-1: 72Hrs continuous full load (660MW) Trial operation of is completed on 03-12-2024. Commercial operation commences on 12-12-2024.

Unit-2: First synchronization with 765kV grid on 21-07-2025. 72Hrs continuous full load (660MW) Trial operation is completed on 23-11-2025. Commercial operation commences on 09-12-2025.

Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant is 1980 MW. The power plant is secured with coal supply. ^[6]

Unit Number	Capacity (MW)	Date of Commercial operation
1	660	12 Dec 2024
2	660	09 Dec 2025
3	660	Expected Mar 2026 Now

The plant has a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation (UP Power Corporation) and Assam:

• Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation: The plant supplies 75.12% of its power to UP Power Corporation.
• Assam: The plant will supply 24.88% of its power to Assam. As of now, it is shared by Northern states

References

1. "Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited". Archived from the original on 25 June 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
2. "Business News Today: Read Latest Business news, India Business News Live, Share Market & Economy News". The Economic Times.
3. Reporter, B. S. (30 May 2015). "NLC gets nod to start two investment projects of Rs 5,328 cr" – via Business Standard.
4. "Centre to consider 1,980 MW Ghatampur project in Kanpur soon" – via The Economic Times.
5. "NLC begins construction work for 1980-MW project in UP, Energy News, ET EnergyWorld". Archived from the original on 8 March 2017. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
6. "States of India". Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy .

External links

• Ghatampur power station at SourceWatch
• Ajay Mehrotra being Observer [phone], https://www.architizer.com/users/ajay-mehrotra/