Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station

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Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station
Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
Location Nagpur, Maharashtra (state)
Coordinates 21°16′34″N79°07′17″E / 21.276138°N 79.121518°E / 21.276138; 79.121518
StatusOperational
Operator Mahagenco
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,340 MW
External links
WebsiteSource: mahagenco.in
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Source: mahagenco.in

Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station is located in Khaperkheda Town Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the oldest coal based power plants of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Saoner and Dumri Khurd mines of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL).Mainly coal transport through the Indian Railways. Now coal India has opened many mines in nearby areas and these mines are also providing coal to the power plant, specially to the new power plant which is of 500 MW. [1] Source of water for the power plant is from Pench reservoir through a pond of Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS). Since the new power plant has begun operations, locals have reported increase in dust leading to many health conditions. This is due to low quality equipment used in the power plant

Capacity

StageUnit
number		Installed
capacity		Date of
commissioning
1st1210 MWMarch 1989
1st2210 MWJanuary 1990
1st3210 MWApril 2000
1st4210 MWJanuary 2001
1st5500 MWAugust 2011 [2]
TotalFive1340 MW

References

  1. ↑ "Kaparkheda Thermal Power Station". MAHAGENCO. Archived from the original on 17 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
  2. ↑ Nitin Gonnade. "Projects - Maharashtra State Power Generation Co. Ltd". Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2015.


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