{{stub}}{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Chandrapur Thermal Power Station''' is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India. ==Location==The map below shows the location of the plant approximately six km from the city of Chandrapur.{{#display_point:|20.0063,79.29|width=500|height=400|type=normal|zoom=8}} ==Background== '''Chandrapur Thermal Power Station''' is a a 2340 megawatt (MW) 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 approximately six kilometres from Chandrapur City, Maharashtra state, India.<ref>[http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html "Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station"], Collector Office, Chandrapur website, accessed December 2011.</ref>
The existing power station comprises 4 x 210MW units and 3 x 500MW units.<ref name="Installed"/>
MSPGCL states on its website that a 1000MW expansion of the plant is currently underway with the addition of 2 x 500MW units. MSPGCL states that Chandrapur TPS Unit 8 & 9 are expected to be commissioned by September 2013 and January 2014 respectively.<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>
==Location==
The map below shows the location of the plant approximately six km from the city of Chandrapur.
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