Rihand Thermal Power Station

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Rihand
Thermal Power Station
Power Plant on Rihand Dam Sonbhadra.jpg
Rihand Thermal Power Station
Official nameRihand Super Thermal Power Project
CountryIndia
LocationRenukut, Sonebhadra, UP Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates 24°01′36″N82°47′24″E / 24.02667°N 82.79000°E / 24.02667; 82.79000
StatusOperational
Commission date 1988
Construction cost₹1,033 crore
Owner NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational6×500 MW
Make and model[NEC of UK]
[Northern Engineering Industries]
BHEL
Nameplate capacity 3,000 MW
External links
Website www.ntpc.co.in
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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.

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Power plant

Rihand Super Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 3,000 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 on the Son river. [1]

Installed capacity

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1st15001988 1 MarchRunning
1st25001989 JulyRunning
2nd35002005 JanuaryRunning
2nd45002005 SeptemberRunning
3rd55002012 May [2] Running
3rd65002013 OctoberRunning [3]

NTPC Rihand is situated 75 km away from Renukoot railway station. By personal cab or public transport bus, one can reach Rihand Nagar. The local market outside NTPC township is Bijpur.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rihand Thermal Power Station". National Thermal Power Corporation.
  2. ↑ "Unit # 5 of 500 MW of Rihand Super Thermal Power Project commissioned". National Thermal Power Corporation via Bombay Stock Exchange.
  3. ↑ "NTPC Starts Unit-VI of 500 MW of Rihand Thermal Power Project".
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