Maithon Power Plant
Maithon Power Limited | |
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Country | India |
Location | Maithon, Jharkhand |
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Status | Running |
Operator(s) | Tata Power & Damodar Valley Corporation |
Thermal power station | |
Primary fuel | Coal |
Power generation | |
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Nameplate capacity | 1050 MW |
Maithon Power Limited (MPL) is a joint venture of Tata Power & Damodar Valley Corporation, which has implemented the 1050 MW (2X525 MW units) in Nirsa District Dhanbad in the state of Jharkhand in India. This project is India’s first 525 MW unit thermal power plants using subcritical technology, coal-based thermal power plant in the country and the first PPP venture plant in the country. This project is India's first Public Private power project.[1]
Cities, towns and locations in the eastern portion of Dhanbad Sadar subdivision in Dhanbad district M: Municipality, CT: Census town, N: Neighbourhood, R: Rural/ Urban centre, D: Dam, P: Power Plant Owing to space constraints in the small map, the actual locations in a larger map may vary slightly |
As per the bidding norms, the Project was designed to be run on Indian coal. The Project is expected to benefit close to 16 million domestic consumers apart from supplying cost competitive power to industry and agriculture.[citation needed]
The Project will supply power to four states namely New Delhi, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Kerala as per long term PPA which are currently facing shortage of electricity. It will provide a competitive source of power and help meet these states’ growing demand for electricity. Reliable power from the project will help improve the competitiveness of the manufacturing and services industries.[citation needed]
Capacity[edit]
It has an installed capacity of 1050 MW.[citation needed]
Unit No. | Generating Capacity | Commissioned on | Status |
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U#1 | 525 MW | 2011 September | Running[2] |
U#2 | 525 MW | 2012 July | Running |
References[edit]
- ↑ "Maithon Power Limited | Thermal Power Plants in India". www.tatapower.com. Retrieved 27 October 2016.
- ↑ "Tata Power".
External links[edit]