Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station

Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
Country India
Location Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district of Bihar
Coordinates 25°14′24″N 87°15′53″E / 25.24000°N 87.26472°E / 25.24000; 87.26472Coordinates: 25°14′24″N 87°15′53″E / 25.24000°N 87.26472°E / 25.24000; 87.26472
Status Operational
Commission date 1992
2007
Construction cost 7907.35 Crore [1]
Owner(s) NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational 4 X 210 MW
3 X 500 MW
Make and model LMZ
Electorsila
BHEL
Nameplate capacity 2,340 MW

Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station (KhSTPP)is located in Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC.[2] The coal for the power plant is sourced from Rajmahal coalfield of Eastern Coalfields Limited. Source of water for the power plant is Ganga River.

Capacity

The work of NTPS Super Thermal Power Plant in Kahalgaon started in 1985.[3] In March 1992, the first unit of 210 MW capacity was commissioned. Gradually, its capacity was increased. The total installed capacity of the plant is 2340 MW. In the plant, 35 thousand to 50 thousand tonnes of coal is used daily for power generation, which is supplied from the Rajmahal coalfield in Jharkhand. Nearly 65 lakh tons of fly ash comes out of the plant every year. Fly ash contains silica, alumina, mercury and iron.

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Year of commissioning
1st1210March 1992
1st2210March 1994
1st3210March 1995
1st4210March 1996
2nd5500March 2007
2nd6500March 2008
2nd7500June 2009
Total2340

References

  1. ↑ http://www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/kahalgaon
  2. ↑ PTI Apr 4, 2013, 08.10PM IST. "Power generation shutdown looms at NTPC Kahalgaon plants". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2016-08-07.
  3. ↑ "NTPC-Kahalgaon celebrates 33rd Establishment Day".
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