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Rihand power station is a 2000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Uttar Pradesh, India which is owned and operated by the National Thermal Power Corporation.
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Location
The plant is located at Rihandnagar, Sonebhadra district, Uttar Pradesh.
Background
The project comprises four 500 MW units (Rihand I and II), with two additional units (Rihand III) under construction.[1][2] In February 2012, the Ministry of Power reported that Unit 5 was expected to be commissioned in July 2012 and Unit 6 was expected to be commissioned in January 2013.[3][4]
- Unit 1 (Rihand I) - 500 MW - 1988
- Unit 2 (Rihand I) - 500 MW - 1989
- Unit 3 (Rihand II) - 500 MW - 2005
- Unit 4 (Rihand II) - 500 MW - 2005
- Unit 5 (Rihand III) - 500 MW - commissioned May 24, 2012[5]
- Unit 6 (Rihand III) - 500 MW - under construction
Project Details for 1000 MW Expansion
Sponsor: National Thermal Power Corporation
Location: Rihandnagar, Sonebhadra district, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 24.027, 82.7915[1]
Status: Construction[3]
Nameplate capacity: 1000 MW (2 x 500 MW)
Type:
Projected in service: Unit 5: commissioned May 24, 2012[5]; Unit 6: January 2013[3]
Coal Type:
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Articles and Resources
Sources
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Rihand Coal Power Station India," Global Energy Observatory, accessed March 2012
- ↑ National Thermal Power Corporation, "Future Capacity Additions", National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Monthly report on broad status of thermal power projects in the country," Ministry of Power, February 2012
- ↑ National Thermal Power Corporation, "Coal Based Power Stations ", National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES, Central Electricity Authority, May 31, 2012
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