Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station
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Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant is located at Birsinghpur railway station on Bilaspur
-Katni
section of SE Railway. It is situated at Umaria
district of Madhya Pradesh
, India
. The power plant is one of the coal
based power plants of MPPGCL
The Water for the plant has been procured from nearby Johila Dam which is spread across 1810 Hectares.
The coal for the plant has been procured by Rail from South eastern Coal Fields.
Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh
Bilaspur is a city in Bilaspur District in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh, situated 111 km north of state capital, Raipur. It is the second-largest city in the state. It is the administrative headquarter of Bilaspur district...
-Katni
Katni
Katni is a town on the banks of the Katni River in Madhya Pradesh, India. It is the administrative headquarters of Katni District. It is located in the Mahakoshal Region of Central India. The city is away from the Divisional Headquarters of the region, Jabalpur...
section of SE Railway. It is situated at Umaria
Umaria District
Umaria is an important north eastern district of Madhya Pradesh, having a global location between north latitude 23º38' to 24º20' and east longitude 80º28' to 82º12'. The town of Umaria is the district headquarters. The district is part of Shahdol Division....
district of Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city....
, India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. The power plant is one of the coal
Coal
Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock usually occurring in rock strata in layers or veins called coal beds or coal seams. The harder forms, such as anthracite coal, can be regarded as metamorphic rock because of later exposure to elevated temperature and pressure...
based power plants of MPPGCL
M.P. Power Generation Company Limited
M.P.Power Generation Company Limited is the electricity generation company of the Government of Madhya Pradesh state in India.- History :...
Power plant
Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 1340.00 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1993.The Water for the plant has been procured from nearby Johila Dam which is spread across 1810 Hectares.
The coal for the plant has been procured by Rail from South eastern Coal Fields.
Installed capacity
| Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Comisioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1 | 210 | March,1993 | Running |
| First | 2 | 210 | March,1994 | Running |
| Second | 3 | 210 | February, 1999 | Running |
| Second | 4 | 210 | November,1999 | Running |
| Third | 5 | 500 | June,2007 | Running |
See also
- Satpura Thermal Power StationSatpura Thermal Power StationSatpura Thermal Power Plant is located at Sarni village near Ghora Dongri Railway station in Betul district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of MPPGCL-Power plant:...
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