Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station Explained

Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station
Name Official:NTPC Kudgi
Coordinates:16.5°N 75.8333°W
Country:India
Location:Bijapur, Karnataka
Status:Commissioned
Owner:NTPC Limited
Operator:NTPC Limited
Th Fuel Primary:Coal
Th Fuel Secondary:Light Diesel Oil
Ps Units Operational:3
Ps Electrical Capacity:2400;MW

Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station is a power station located at Kudgi village of Basavana Bagewadi Taluq in Bijapur district, Karnataka in Indian state of Karnataka. This is one of the coal based thermal power plants of NTPC Limited.

The coal for the plant will be derived from NTPC's Pakhri Barwadih coal block in Jharkhand.

The Construction Power required for stage-1 erection was drawn from M/s Hescom (Hubli Electricity Supply Company) through 2 no. of dedicated 33kV OH lines from Basavana Bagewadi and Mattihal substations of Hescom.

The water source is from reservoir of Almatti Dam which is constructed on Krishna River.[1]

Capacity

Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project will have an installed capacity of 4000 MW (3x800 MW in first stage and 2x800 MW in second stage). Doosan Power systems India Pvt Ltd will supply Steam Generator for the plant & Toshiba JSW Power Systems Pvt Ltd will supply super-critical steam turbine and generator and L&T Howden will supply Axial fans to NTPC for the plant.[2]

Stage Unit Number power (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
1st 1 800 2016 Dec Commissioned [3]
2 800 2017 March Commissioned [4]
3 800 2018 March Commissioned.[5]
2nd 4 800 Yet to be approved
5 800 Yet to be approved

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Thermal Power Corporation Limited | Hydroelectricity Power Distribution Company . NTPC.co.in . 2015-03-23 . 2015-03-28 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150107231917/http://www.ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=597&Itemid=83&lang=en . 2015-01-07 .
  2. Web site: Toshiba JSW to supply steam turbine for NTPC's Kudgi power project | Business Standard News . Business-standard.com . 2012-02-21 . 2015-03-28.
  3. Web site: NTPC commissions Unit- I of 800 MW of Kudgi STTP. Capital. Market. 26 December 2016. Business Standard.
  4. Web site: NTPC commissions 2nd unit of 800 MW of Kudgi Super Thermal Power Station. Capital. Market. 23 March 2017. Business Standard.
  5. Web site: 2nd unit of NTPC project at Kudgi begins commercial operation. 5 January 2018. The Economic Times.