Mauda Super Thermal Power Station

Mauda Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Mauda is located at Mauda a Tehsil in Ramtek subdivision of Nagpur district in Nagpur revenue Division in the Berar region in the state of Maharashtra, India. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of National Thermal Power Corporation. 1000 MW Stage 1 was dedicated to nation by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 21 August 2014.[1]

Mauda Super Thermal Power Station
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CountryIndia
LocationNagpur Maharashtra
Coordinates21°10′47″N 79°23′50″E / 21.17972°N 79.39722°E / 21.17972; 79.39722
StatusOperational
Construction began2009
Commission dateStage 1 in March 2013 and Stage 2 in April 2017
OwnerNTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational2 X 500MW(Stage#1) and 2 X 600MW(Stage#2).
Make and modelBHEL
Nameplate capacity2,320 MW

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is the EPC contractor (EPCC) for the power project.[2][3]

Capacity

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Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
1st 1 500 March, 2013 Running[4]
2 500 April, 2013 Running[5]
2nd 3 660 March, 2016 Running[6]
4 660 March, 2017 Running [7]
Total 2,320
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References

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  1. ^ "PM at Mouda, Maharashtra | Prime Minister of India". Pmindia.gov.in. 21 August 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  2. ^ "BHEL commissions first super critical thermal unit". Thehindu.com. 1 December 2013. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  3. ^ "Alstom wins contract with BHEL for 2x660 MW supercritical boilers project in India". Alstom.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  4. ^ "NTPCs unit I of Mauda Super Thermal Power Station with 500 MW capacity starts operation". Moneycontrol.com. Retrieved 30 March 2015.
  5. ^ NTPC commissions Unit-II of 500 MW of Mouda super thermal power project. Moneycontrol.com (1 April 2013). Retrieved 21 August 2014.
  6. ^ "NTPC commissions unit-3 of 660 MW at Mouda STPS". Moneycontrol. 27 March 2016. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016.
  7. ^ "NTPC commissions 2nd unit of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station". DNA India.