Sipat Thermal Power Station

Sipat Super Thermal Power Station or Rajiv Gandhi Super Thermal Power Station [1] is located at Sipat in Bilaspur district in state of Chhattisgarh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC.[2] The coal for the power plant is sourced from Dipika Mines of South Eastern Coalfields Limited.

Sipat Super Thermal Power Plant
CountryIndia
LocationBilaspur Chhattisgarh
Coordinates22.1316°N 82.2920°E / 22.1316; 82.2920
StatusOperational
Owner(s)National Thermal Power Corporation
Operator(s)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity2,980 MW
External links
Websitewww.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/sipat
CommonsRelated media on Commons

The project has an installed capacity of 2980 MW consisting of two stages, stage one which got commissioned late was of 3 units of 660 MW each involving super-critical boilers technology and stage two consisted of 2 units of 500 MW each. PM Manmohan Singh inaugurated the Sipat Thermal Power Plant on September 20, 2013.[1]

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1st16602011 JuneRunning
1st26602011 DecemberRunning
1st36602012 June [3]Running
2nd45002007 MayRunning
2nd55002008 AugustRunning
TotalFive2980

Transport

Sipat Super Thermal Power Station is located off the Tatanagar–Bilaspur section of Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line.

References
  1. Anuja Jaiswal (20 September 2013). PM opens NTPC plant, renames it after Rajiv Gandhi. Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  2. Anuja Jaiswal (19 September 2013). Chhattisgarh's new Sipat thermal plant rechristened as Rajiv Gandhi power station. Times of India. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
  3. "Unit # 3 of 660 MW of Sipat Super Thermal Power Station Stage-I commissioned". National Thermal Power Corporation via Bombay Stock Exchange.


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