North Karanpura Thermal Power Station

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North Karanpura Super Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
Coordinates 23°51′02″N85°00′44″E / 23.85056°N 85.01222°E / 23.85056; 85.01222 Coordinates: 23°51′02″N85°00′44″E / 23.85056°N 85.01222°E / 23.85056; 85.01222
StatusUnder Construction
Construction cost14500 crores
Owner(s)NTPC Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Make and model BHEL
Nameplate capacity 1980 MW
External links
Websitewww.ntpc.co.in
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North Karanpura Thermal Power Station is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in Tandwa town in Chatra district, Jharkhand. The power plant is owned by NTPC Limited.

Tandwa Block Community development block in Jharkhand, India

Tandwa is a community development block that forms an administrative division in Simaria subdivision of Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India.

Chatra district District of Jharkhand in India

Chatra district is one of the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state, India, and Chatra is the administrative headquarters of this district. The district covers an area of 3706 km². In 2011, Chatra had population of 1,042,886 of which male and female were 533,935 and 508,951 respectively.

Jharkhand State in Eastern India

Jharkhand is a state in eastern India, carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. The state shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Chhattisgarh to the west, Odisha to the south and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,710 km2 (30,778 sq mi). It is the 15th largest state by area, and the 14th largest by population. Hindi is the official language of the state. The city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka its sub capital. The state is known for its waterfalls, hills and holy places; Baidyanath Dham, Parasnath and Rajrappa are major religious sites.

Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant in 1980 MW (3x660 MW). The project was originally proposed in 1999 but got delayed because Coal India Limited objected to the location of the power plant and wanted NTPC to relocate the power plant as it was coming up on site having 6 billion tonnes of coal underneath it. Coal India Limited withdrew the coal linkage to the plant in 2008. The Government of India finally decided in 2013 February against the relocation and in 2013 July, the coal linkage for the plant was restored. The foundation stone was finally laid in August 2014. [1] [2]

StageUnit NumberCapacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1st1660under construction
1st2660under construction
1st3660under construction

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