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Chandrapur Thermal Power Station

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'''Chandrapur Thermal Power Station''' is a 2340 2,340-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"]A 1, Collector Office, Chandrapur website, accessed December 2011000 MW expansion is under construction.</ref>
==Location==
The map below shows the location of the plant , approximately six km kilometers from the city of Chandrapur.<ref>[http://chanda.nic.in/htmldocs/ctps.html "Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station"], Collector Office, Chandrapur website, accessed December 2011.</ref>
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==Background==
The power station is 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 existing power station comprises 4 x 210MW units and 3 x 500MW units.<ref name="Installed"/>  ==Expansion==A 1000MW expansion of the plant is currently underway with the addition of 2 x 500MW units. Units 8 & 9 are expected to be commissioned by June 2014 and January 2015 respectively.<ref name=broad>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,] Central Electricity Authority, February 2014</ref>
==Project details for 1000 MW expansion==
'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' <br>
'''Source of financing:''' <br>
'''Permits and applications:'''*Units 8 & 9: [http://bit.ly/1i5rnOy Environmental Clearance,] India MoEF, January 30, 2009
==Resources==

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