Yermarus Thermal Power station | |
Location Map Caption: | Location of the Yermarus Power station |
Coordinates: | 16.2911°N 77.3525°W |
Country: | India |
Location: | Yegnur, Raichur, Karnataka |
Status: | O |
Commissioned: | Unit 1: May, 2015; Unit 2: Mar, 2017 |
Owner: | Karnataka Power Corporation |
Operator: | RPCL |
Th Fuel Primary: | Coal |
Ps Units Operational: | 800 MW |
Ps Units Manu Model: | BHEL |
Ps Electrical Capacity: | 1600 |
Yermarus Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Yermarus village in Raichur district, Karnataka. The power plant is owned by the Karnataka Power Corporation.[1] This is India's first 800MW super critical thermal power plant and Bharat Heavy Electricals is the EPC contractor for this power project.[2] [3]
The Installed capacity of the power plant in 1600 MW (2x800MW).
Stage | Unit Number | power (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
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1st | 1 | 800 | 2015 MAY | commissioned and commercial operation declared in March 2017[4] |
1st | 2 | 800 | 2017 Mar | commissioned[5] and commercial operations started in April 2017[6] |