Rihand Super Thermal Power Project is located at Renukut, Sonebhadra in Sonbhadra district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited.
| Rihand Thermal Power Station | |
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| Official name | Rihand Super Thermal Power Project |
| Country | India |
| Location | Renukut, Sonebhadra, UP Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh |
| Coordinates | 24°01′36″N 82°47′24″E / 24.02667°N 82.79000°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 1988 |
| Construction cost | 1033 Crores |
| Owner | NTPC |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 6×500 MW |
| Make and model | [NEC of UK] [Northern Engineering Industries] BHEL |
| Nameplate capacity | 3000 MW |
| External links | |
| Website | www.ntpc.co.in |
Power plant
editRihand Super Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 3000 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1988. The coal for the plant is derived from Amlori and Dudhichua mines. The water source is from Rihand Reservoir which is constructed on Son river.[1]
Installed capacity
edit| Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
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| 1st | 1 | 500 | 1988 1 March | Running |
| 1st | 2 | 500 | 1989 July | Running |
| 2nd | 3 | 500 | 2005 January | Running |
| 2nd | 4 | 500 | 2005 September | Running |
| 3rd | 5 | 500 | 2012 May [2] | Running |
| 3rd | 6 | 500 | 2013 October | Running [3] |
NTPC Rihand is situated 75 km away from Renukoot railway station. By personal cab or public transport bus, one can reach Rihand Nagar. Local market outside NTPC township is Bijpur. If one is interested in a bit bigger market, one has to go to Waidhan which is 30 km away from Rihandnagar.
See also
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- Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station
- Badarpur Thermal power plant
- NTPC Dadri
- Feroj Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant
- Tanda Thermal Power Plant
- Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
- Korba Super Thermal Power Plant
- Sipat Thermal Power Plant
- NTPC Ramagundam
- Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant
- Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
- Talcher Thermal Power Station
- Vindhyanchal Thermal Power Station Madhya Pradesh
References
edit- ^ "Rihand Thermal Power Station". National Thermal Power Corporation.
- ^ "Unit # 5 of 500 MW of Rihand Super Thermal Power Project commissioned". National Thermal Power Corporation via Bombay Stock Exchange.
- ^ "NTPC Starts Unit-VI of 500 MW of Rihand Thermal Power Project".