Amarkantak Thermal Power Station Explained

Location Map Caption:Location of Amarkantak Thermal Power Station
Coordinates:23.1639°N 81.6378°W
Amarkantak Thermal Power Station
Country:India
Location:Chachai, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh
Status:O
Operator:MPPGCL
Th Fuel Primary:Coal
Ps Units Operational:1
Ps Electrical Capacity:210 MW
Commissioned:1977
Extra:www.mppgenco.nic.in

Amarkantak Thermal Power Plant is located in Chachai, near Amlai railway station on Bilaspur-Katni section of SE Railway. It is situated at Anuppur district of Madhya Pradesh, India. The power plant is one of the Coal-fired power station of MPPGCL

Power plant

Amarkantak Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 210.00 MW. The first unit was commissioned in March 1977.[1] The water for the plant has been procured from the nearby Sutna Nala Dam which is constructed on the Sone river and spread across 700acres.The coal for the plant has been procured by rail from the mines of South Eastern Coalfields Limited

Installed capacity

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status TG Set Supplier Boiler Supplier
First 1 120 November,1977 Decommissioned on 13/01/2015 ABL
First 2 120 May,1978 Decommissioned on 01/05/2014 BHEL ABL
Second 3 210 June, 2008 Operational BHEL BHEL

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sanjay Gandhi Thermal Power Plant. M.P.Power Generation Company Limited.. 2010-09-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20100610093824/http://www.mppgenco.nic.in/atps-chachai.htm. 2010-06-10. dead.