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Major Thermal Power Plants in India


Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station

A coal based power plant of HPGCL the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant is located at Yamunagar in Haryana . Commissioned in April 2008 with its first unit today this power plant has two units with a total installed capacity of 600 MW.

Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station

The Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is situated in Kedar in the Hisar district of Haryana. One of the lowest costing power projects in India so far this power plant is a coal based power plants of HPGCL. This thermal power plant has 2 units with a total installed capacity of 600 MW.

Kota Super Thermal Power Plant

Situated on the bank of River Chambal near Kota in Rajasthan this thermal power station is the state's first major coal fired power plant. Known as one of the most efficient and prestigious thermal power plants in India the Kota Super Thermal Power Plant has received many awards for productivity during 1984,1987, 1989, 1981 and every year since 1992 on wards. This thermal power plant has 28 units with an installed capacity of 1240MW.

Anpara thermal power station- UttarPradesh

Located on the banks of Rihand reservoir in the district of Sonebhadra in Uttarpradesh the Anpara thermal power station is a coal fired thermal power plant. Situated at a distance of 200 km from Varanasi on Pipri-singrauli road this power station is well connected by air/rail and road route from other major cities. This thermal power plant has 5 operational units with a total installed capacity of 500 MW.

Bakreswar Thermal Power Project - West Bengal

The Bakreswar Thermal Power Project is one of the most prominent thermal power projects in India. It is situated at a distance of just 260 Km away from Kolkata, West Bengal.The project has clear rail track access via Chinpai on the Andal-Sinthia Line of Eastern Railways. The Bakreswar Thermal Power Project is running with five operational units having total installed capacity of 1050 MW. Expansion of another 600 MW unit (sixth unit)has been envisaged for implementation during the Eleventh-Five-year Plan period.

Panipat Thermal Power Station II


A coal based Thermal Power Plants in India the Panipat Thermal Power Station II is located in Panipat in Haryana. Developed under four stages this thermal power plant has 8units in total with an installed capacity of 250 MW.


Nuclear Power Plants in India

Power Station

State

Kaiga

Karnataka

Kalpakkam

Tamil Nadu

Kakrapar

Gujarat

Rawatbhata

Rajasthan

Tarapur

Maharashtra

Narora

Uttar Pradesh


Major Hydro Power Plants in India


Name

State

Babail

Uttar Pradesh

Bhandardara-1

Maharashtra

Belka

Uttar Pradesh

Chenani-1

Jammu & Kashmir

Bhatgar

Maharashtra

Indira Sagar

Madhya Pradesh

Little Ranjit

West Bengal

Jammu Canal

Jammu & Kashmir

Matatila

Uttar Pradesh

Salal

Jammu & Kashmir

Omkareshwar

Madhya Pradesh

Samal

Orissa


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