Obra Thermal Power Station

Obra Gajrajnagar is located in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about 13 km (8.1 mi) from Chopan Railway Station and about 125 km (78 mi) from Varanasi. The power plant is owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam

Operations

There are thirteen functioning units, all of which are coal-fired thermal power stations. The machinery for the most of the units are from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The last unit of 200 MW was commissioned in 1982.

Capacity

Obra Thermal Power Station has a generating capacity of 1288 MW and an auxiliary bus charged from 3*33 mW hydro power plant.

StageInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1501967 AugustDeleted since 2017 [1]
2501968 MarchDeleted
3501968 OctoberDeleted
4501969 JulyDeleted
5501971 JulyDeleted
61001973 OctoberDeleted
71001974 DecemberRunning
81001976 JanuaryRunning
92001980 MarchRunning
102001979 MarchRunning
112001978 MarchRunning
122001981 MayRunning
132001982 JulyRunning

Future expansion

There is plan to add two units of 660 MW each to the power plant.[2]

References

Coordinates: 24°26′43″N 82°58′48″E / 24.4454°N 82.9801°E / 24.4454; 82.9801

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