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'''Chandrapur Thermal Power Station''' is a 32,340920-megawatt (MW) power station in Maharashtra, India.
==Location==
The existing power station comprises 4 x 210MW units and 3 x 500MW units.<ref name="Installed"/>
Units 1-2 were retired in 2016, after units 8-9 went online.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/others/planning/pdm/chandrapur_retirement.pdf "Retirement of old & inefficient thermal units by supercritical units- Decommissioning & retirement of Mahagenco's 2*210MW units -1 & 2 of CSTPS Chandrapur,"] India CEA, Oct 21, 2016</ref>
==Unit 8-9 Expansion==
A 1000MW expansion of the plant is currently underway with the addition of 2 x 500MW units.<ref name=tnn>[http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nagpur/CSTPS-begins-induction-of-500MW-unit/articleshow/32991066.cms "CSTPS begins induction of 500MW unit,"] TNN, Mar 31, 2014.</ref> 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> later pushed to November 2014 for unit 8 and March 2015 for unit 9.<ref name=june>[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, June 2014</ref>
