Sipat | |
Settlement Type: | Town |
Pushpin Label Position: | right |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Chhattisgarh, India |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Chhattisgarh |
Subdivision Type2: | District |
Subdivision Name2: | Bilaspur |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Demographics Type1: | Languages |
Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
Demographics1 Info1: | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
Postal Code Type: | PIN |
Postal Code: | 495555 |
Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
Area Code: | 07752 |
Registration Plate: | CG |
Blank1 Name Sec1: | Nearest city |
Blank1 Info Sec1: | Bilaspur |
Blank2 Name Sec1: | Lok Sabha constituency |
Blank2 Info Sec1: | Bilaspur |
Blank3 Name Sec1: | Vidhan Sabha constituency |
Blank3 Info Sec1: | Masturi |
Sipat is a small developing town approximately from Bilaspur, the second largest city in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. It has been in the news due to the development of a new power plant by NTPC Limited in that area. The project was started in 2001 by Indian former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. NTPC Sipat has total installed capacity of 2980 MW and has two stages: Stage-I comprises 3 units of 660 megawatts each and Stage-II comprises 2 units of 500 megawatts each. The thermal power generation in NTPC Sipat Stage-I is based on "Super Critical Boiler Technology" which is the advanced technology in thermal power generation.
NTPC Limited has helped the town to develop by providing business prospectives in the area and by providing education and healthcare facilities.