Sikka Thermal Power Station | |
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Country | India |
Location | Jamnagar, Jamnagar district, Gujarat |
Coordinates | 22°25′16″N69°49′41″E / 22.421°N 69.828°E |
Status | Operational |
Commission date | Unit 1: March 1988 Unit 2: March 1993 |
Operator | GSECL |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
Units operational | 2 X 250, MW |
Nameplate capacity | 500 MW |
External links | |
Website | gsecl |
Sikka Thermal Power Station is one of Gujarat's coal-fired power plants. It is located near Jamnagar which is the major industrial town in Gujarat.
Sikka Thermal Power Station is located near Jamnagar, which is the major industrial town in Gujarat. There was two units of 120 MW capacity each is recently decommissioned and two 250 MW unit is operational. [1]
Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
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Stage I | 1 | 120 | March 1988 | Stopped |
Stage I | 2 | 120 | March 1993 | Stopped |
stage I | 3 | 250 | March 2015 | Commissioned |
stage I | 4 | 250 | September 2015 | Commissioned [2] |
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