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{{stub}}{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Koradi Thermal Power Station''' is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India.
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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Koradi Thermal Power Station''' is a seven-unit 1100 megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra, India, owned by [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (MSPGCL), a Maharashtra government owned company.<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> The power station is located at Koradi in Nagpur district of Maharashtra state, India.Three additional units are currenctly under construction.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
The map below shows the village of Koradi, but not the exact location of the project:
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The satellite photo below shows construction underway for the three new units of the plant. The existing plant is adjacent to the new construction toward the north.
{{#display_point:21.2478, 79.0984|width=500|height=400|type=normal|zoom=8}}
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{{#display_map:21.2359824, 79.0919495|width=600|height=500|type=hybrid|zoom=17}}
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
'''Koradi Thermal Power Station''' a 1040 megawatt power station owned by [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (MSPGCL), a Maharashtra government owned company.<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> The power station is located at Koradi in Nagpur district of Maharashtra state, India.
 
 
 
The existing power station comprises comprising one comprising four 105MW units, one 200MW unit 1 and two 210MW units.<ref name="Installed"/>
 
The existing power station comprises comprising one comprising four 105MW units, one 200MW unit 1 and two 210MW units.<ref name="Installed"/>
  
MSPGCL states on its website that the addition of 1960MW at the Koradi Thermal Power Station is currently under construction. The expansion would comprise three 600MW units referred to as Units 8, 9 and 10. Unit 8 is projected to be commissioned by December 2013 followed by Unit 9 by June 2014 and Unit 10 by Dec. 2014.<ref>Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, [http://www.mahagenco.in/Ongoing-projects_english.pdf "Information on Mahagenco's Power Projects: Ongoing Thermal Power Projects – 4730 MW"], Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, August 26, 2011.</ref>
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==Expansion==
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MSPGCL states on its website that the addition of 1960MW at the Koradi Thermal Power Station is currently under construction. The expansion would comprise three 660MW units referred to as Units 8, 9 and 10. Unit 8 is projected to be commissioned by December 2013 followed by Unit 9 by June 2014 and Unit 10 by Dec. 2014.<ref>Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, [http://www.mahagenco.in/Ongoing-projects_english.pdf "Information on Mahagenco's Power Projects: Ongoing Thermal Power Projects – 4730 MW"], Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, August 26, 2011.</ref>
  
==Project Details==
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==Project Details for 1980 MW expansion==
 
'''Sponsor:''' [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (MSPGCL)<br>
 
'''Sponsor:''' [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (MSPGCL)<br>
 
'''Location:''' Koradi village, Nagpur district, Maharashtra state, India<br>
 
'''Location:''' Koradi village, Nagpur district, Maharashtra state, India<br>
'''Coordinates:''' 21.2478, 79.0984<br>
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'''Coordinates:''' 21.2359824, 79.0919495<br>
 
'''Status:''' Under construction<br>
 
'''Status:''' Under construction<br>
 
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 1040 MW existing, plus 1960 MW expansion<br>
 
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 1040 MW existing, plus 1960 MW expansion<br>

Revision as of 23:37, 30 October 2013

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Koradi Thermal Power Station is a seven-unit 1100 megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra, India, owned by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MSPGCL), a Maharashtra government owned company.[1] The power station is located at Koradi in Nagpur district of Maharashtra state, India.Three additional units are currenctly under construction.

Location

The satellite photo below shows construction underway for the three new units of the plant. The existing plant is adjacent to the new construction toward the north.

Background

The existing power station comprises comprising one comprising four 105MW units, one 200MW unit 1 and two 210MW units.[1]

Expansion

MSPGCL states on its website that the addition of 1960MW at the Koradi Thermal Power Station is currently under construction. The expansion would comprise three 660MW units referred to as Units 8, 9 and 10. Unit 8 is projected to be commissioned by December 2013 followed by Unit 9 by June 2014 and Unit 10 by Dec. 2014.[2]

Project Details for 1980 MW expansion

Sponsor: Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (MSPGCL)
Location: Koradi village, Nagpur district, Maharashtra state, India
Coordinates: 21.2359824, 79.0919495
Status: Under construction
Nameplate capacity: 1040 MW existing, plus 1960 MW expansion
Type:
Projected in service:
Coal Type:
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:

Resources

References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, "Installed Capacity", Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, accessed November 2011.
  2. Maharashtra State Power Generation Company, "Information on Mahagenco's Power Projects: Ongoing Thermal Power Projects – 4730 MW", Maharashtra State Power Generation Company website, August 26, 2011.

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