Kutch Thermal Power Station

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Kutch Thermal Power Station
Kutch Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
Location Panadhro, Kutch, Gujarat, India
Coordinates 23°39′45″N68°47′02″E / 23.6625°N 68.7839°E / 23.6625; 68.7839 Coordinates: 23°39′45″N68°47′02″E / 23.6625°N 68.7839°E / 23.6625; 68.7839
StatusOperational
Commission date 1990
Operator(s) GSECL
Thermal power station
Primary fuelLignite-Based
Power generation
Units operational4
Nameplate capacity 290.00 MW

Source: http://gsecl.in/

Kutch Lignite Thermal Power Station is Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited's only lignite based power plant.

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Power Plant

Kachchh Lignite Thermal Power Station is located near Panadhro village in Lakhpat Taluka, Kutch district, Gujarat, India. The plant is adjacent of lignite mines (operated by Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation) and receives lignite direct from the mines. There are four units presently in operation. [1]

KLTPS Unit-4 has the CFBC boiler which is first time introduced in GSECL.

Installed Capacity

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
Stage I170March 1990Decommission
Stage I270March, 1991Decommission
Stage I375March, 1997Running
Stage II475October, 2008Running

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References

  1. "Kutch Thermal Power Station". Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited. Archived from the original on 20 April 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.