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.
| Stage | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 50 | 1967 August | Deleted since 2017 [1] |
| 2 | 50 | 1968 March | Deleted |
| 3 | 50 | 1968 October | Deleted |
| 4 | 50 | 1969 July | Deleted |
| 5 | 50 | 1971 July | Deleted |
| 6 | 100 | 1973 October | Deleted |
| 7 | 100 | 1974 December | Deleted |
| 8 | 100 | 1976 January | Deleted |
| 9 | 200 | 1980 March | Running |
| 10 | 200 | 1979 March | Running |
| 11 | 200 | 1978 March | Running |
| 12 | 200 | 1981 May | Running |
| 13 | 200 | 1982 July | Running |
Constructions have been underway to add two units of 660 MW each to the power plant.[2]
References
- "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 30 October 2009. Retrieved 26 June 2012.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- http://statesofindia.cmie.com/kommon/bin/sr.php?kall=wshreport&nvdt=20140725125012556&nvpc=040000000000&nvtype=INSIGHTS
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