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{{stub}}{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Khaperkheda TPS Unit 5''' is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India.
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{{Show badges| CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Khaperkheda power station''' is an existing 1340-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra, India.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
The project is located on the site of the existing Khaperkheda Thermal Power Station north of Nagpur in Maharashtra.
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The plant is located north of Nagpur in Maharashtra.
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==Background==
 
==Background==
'''Khaperkheda TPS Unit 5''' is a 500 megawatt expansion of the [[Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station]], a power station owned by the Maharashtra government owned company [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (MSPGCL).<ref name="Installed">Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, [http://www.mahagenco.in/INSTALLED-CAPACITY-01.shtm "Installed Capacity"], Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed November 2011.</ref>
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Khaperkheda power station has four units:<ref name="Installed">Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, [http://www.mahagenco.in/INSTALLED-CAPACITY-01.shtm "Installed Capacity"], Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed November 2011.</ref>  
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* Unit 1 - 210 MW - 1989
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* Unit 2 - 210 MW - 1990
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* Unit 3 - 210 MW - 2000
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* Unit 4 - 210 MW - 2001
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* Unit 5 - 500 MW - 2011
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The plant is owned by the Maharashtra government owned company [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (MSPGCL).
  
According to the India Central Electricity Authority, the plant was "commissioned successfully (Full load)" in August, 2011.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/aug11/8.pdf "India Central Electricity Authority Monthly Report,"] India Central Electricity Authority, August 2011.</ref>
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According to the India Central Electricity Authority, Unit 5 was "commissioned successfully (Full load)" in August, 2011.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/aug11/8.pdf "India Central Electricity Authority Monthly Report,"] India Central Electricity Authority, August 2011.</ref>
  
 
==Project Details==
 
==Project Details==
 
'''Sponsor:''' [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]]<br>
 
'''Sponsor:''' [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]]<br>
'''Location:''' Khaperkheda, Nagpur city, Maharashtra state, India<br>
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'''Location:''' Khaperkheda village, Nagpur district, Maharashtra<br>
'''Coordinates:''' 21.2818, 79.116<br>
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'''Coordinates:''' 21.2818, 79.116 (exact)<br>
 
'''Status:''' Operating<br>
 
'''Status:''' Operating<br>
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 500 MW<br>
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'''Nameplate capacity:''' 1340 MW<br>
'''Type:''' <br>
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'''Type:''' Subcritical<br>
'''Projected in service:''' Commissioned August 2011<br>
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'''Projected in service:''' Unit 5 commissioned August 2011<br>
 
'''Coal Type:''' <br>
 
'''Coal Type:''' <br>
 
'''Coal Source:''' <br>
 
'''Coal Source:''' <br>

Latest revision as of 18:03, 25 December 2019

Khaperkheda power station is an existing 1340-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra, India.

Location

The plant is located north of Nagpur in Maharashtra.

Background

Khaperkheda power station has four units:[1]

  • Unit 1 - 210 MW - 1989
  • Unit 2 - 210 MW - 1990
  • Unit 3 - 210 MW - 2000
  • Unit 4 - 210 MW - 2001
  • Unit 5 - 500 MW - 2011

The plant is owned by the Maharashtra government owned company Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MSPGCL).

According to the India Central Electricity Authority, Unit 5 was "commissioned successfully (Full load)" in August, 2011.[2]

Project Details

Sponsor: Maharashtra State Power Generation Company
Location: Khaperkheda village, Nagpur district, Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21.2818, 79.116 (exact)
Status: Operating
Nameplate capacity: 1340 MW
Type: Subcritical
Projected in service: Unit 5 commissioned August 2011
Coal Type:
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2: 2,956,850
Source of financing:

Resources

References

  1. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, "Installed Capacity", Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed November 2011.
  2. "India Central Electricity Authority Monthly Report," India Central Electricity Authority, August 2011.

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