Rihand Thermal Power Station | |
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Country | India |
Location | Renukut, Sonebhadra, UP Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh |
Coordinates | 24°01′36″N82°47′24″E / 24.02667°N 82.79000°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | 1988 |
Owner | NTPC |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 6×500 MW |
Make and model | Northern Engineering Industries BHEL |
Nameplate capacity | 3000 MW |
External links | |
Website | www.ntpc.co.in |
Rihand Super Thermal Power Project is located at Renukut, Sonebhadra in Sonbhadra district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited.
Rihand Super Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 3000 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1988. The coal for the plant is derived from Amlori and Dudhichua mines. The water source is from Rihand Reservoir which is constructed on Son river. [1]
Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
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1st | 1 | 500 | 1988 1 March | Running |
1st | 2 | 500 | 1989 July | Running |
2nd | 3 | 500 | 2005 January | Running |
2nd | 4 | 500 | 2005 September | Running |
3rd | 5 | 500 | 2012 May [2] | Running |
3rd | 6 | 500 | 2013 October | Running [3] |
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