Yermarus Thermal Power Station

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Yermarus Thermal Power station
Yermarus Thermal Power Station
Location of the Yermarus Power station
CountryIndia
LocationYegnur, Raichur, Karnataka
Coordinates 16°17′28″N77°21′9″E / 16.29111°N 77.35250°E / 16.29111; 77.35250
StatusOperational
Commission date Unit 1: May, 2015; Unit 2: Mar, 2017
Owner(s) Karnataka Power Corporation
Operator(s)RPCL
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational800 MW
Make and model BHEL
Nameplate capacity 1600 MW

Yermarus Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Yermarus village in Raichur district, Karnataka. The power plant is owned by the Karnataka Power Corporation. [1] This is India's first 800MW super critical thermal power plant and Bharat Heavy Electricals is the EPC contractor for this power project. [2] [3]

Capacity

The Installed capacity of the power plant in 1600 MW (2x800MW).

StageUnit Numberpower (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1st18002015 MAYcommissioned and commercial operation declared in March 2017 [4]
1st28002017 Marcommissioned [5] and commercial operations started in April 2017 [6]

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