| Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station | |
| Country: | India |
| Location: | Chandrapur, Maharashtra (state) |
| Coordinates: | 20.005°N 79.2913°W |
| Status: | O |
| Operator: | Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited |
| Th Fuel Primary: | Coal |
| Ps Units Operational: | 7 |
| Ps Electrical Capacity: | 3340.00 MW |
| Commissioned: | 8 October 1983 |
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Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (often abbreviated as CSTPS) is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of MAHAGENCO. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of Western Coalfields Limited.[1] The plant was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 8 October 1984.The PM was taken around the Control Room and Turbine house by C.N.Swamy Chief Engineer Generation P&P.<ref>Book: Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories. 2006. 9788178353722. 20 April 2015. Bhatt. S. C..
With the total capacity of 3340MW,[2] power plant in the Maharashtra. Currently Unit 03 to 09 are operative. It accounts for more than 25% of Maharashtra's total needs. The plant gets water supply from Erai Dam when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply from Chargaon Dam.[3]
| Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 210 | 1983 August | |
| 1st | 2 | 210 | 1984 July | |
| 1st | 3 | 210 | 1985 May | |
| 1st | 4 | 210 | 1986 March | |
| 2nd | 5 | 500 | 1991 March | |
| 2nd | 6 | 500 | 1992 March | |
| 2nd | 7 | 500 | 1997 October | |
| 3rd | 8 | 500 | 2015 May [4] | |
| 3rd | 9 | 500 | 2016 March | |
| Total | 9 | 3340 |