Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station

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Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station
Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationKhedar village, Hisar district, Haryana
Coordinates 29°20′50″N75°51′36″E / 29.3472°N 75.8599°E / 29.3472; 75.8599 Coordinates: 29°20′50″N75°51′36″E / 29.3472°N 75.8599°E / 29.3472; 75.8599
StatusOperational
Commission date 2010
Operator(s) Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL)
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational2 × 600 MW
Nameplate capacity 1,200 MW

Source:http://hpgcl.gov.in/

Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is located at Khedar village near Barwala in Hisar district of Haryana, India. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL).

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The Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was given to Reliance Infrastructure. [1]

Power plant

The work for a 1,200 MW coal-fired power plant was awarded during 2007. The total estimated cost of the project is around 4,297 crores. The cost of 3.19 crore per MW for this project is lowest among all the Thermal power plants in India. Both the units 2x600 MW were commissioned. [2]

Installed capacity

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
Stage I1600March, 2010Running
Stage I2600October, 2010Running

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References

  1. "RInfra commissions India's first 600 MW power generating unit in Hissar". Business Standard India. 3 April 2010.
  2. "Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant" (PDF). Central Electricity Authority.