Mauda Super Thermal Power Station Explained

Mauda Super Thermal Power Station
Country:India
Coordinates:21.1797°N 79.3972°W
Status:Operational
Construction Began:2009
Commissioned:Stage 1 on March 2013 and Stage 2 on April 2017
Ps Units Operational:2 X 500MW(Stage#1) and 2 X 600MW(Stage#2).

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]

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

Capacity

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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Notes and References

  1. Web site: PM at Mouda, Maharashtra | Prime Minister of India . Pmindia.gov.in . 2014-08-21 . 2015-03-30.
  2. Web site: BHEL commissions first super critical thermal unit . Thehindu.com . 2013-12-01 . 2015-03-30.
  3. Web site: Alstom wins contract with BHEL for 2x660 MW supercritical boilers project in India . Alstom.com . 2015-03-30.
  4. Web site: NTPCs unit I of Mauda Super Thermal Power Station with 500 MW capacity starts operation . Moneycontrol.com . 2015-03-30.
  5. http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/announcements/ntpc-commissions-unit-ii500-mwmouda-super-thermal-power-project_844948.html NTPC commissions Unit-II of 500 MW of Mouda super thermal power project
  6. Web site: NTPC commissions unit-3 of 660 MW at Mouda STPS. https://web.archive.org/web/20160821060136/http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/ntpc-commissions-unit-3660-mw-at-mouda-stps_6036681.html. 21 August 2016. 27 March 2016. Moneycontrol.
  7. Web site: NTPC commissions 2nd unit of Mouda Super Thermal Power Station. DNA India.