Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (often abbreviated as CSTPS) is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of MAHAGENCO. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of Western Coalfields Limited. The plant was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 8 October 1984.The PM was taken around the Control Room and Turbine house by C.N.Swamy Chief Engineer Generation P&P.
| Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station | |
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Current functioning units of CSTPS | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Chandrapur, Maharashtra (state) |
| Coordinates | 20.004968°N 79.291334°E |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 8 October 1983 |
| Operator(s) | Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 7 |
| Nameplate capacity | 3340.00 MW |
| External links | |
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Source: mahagenco | |
With the total capacity of 3340MW, power plant in the Maharashtra. Currently Unit 03 to 09 are operative. It accounts for more than 25% of Maharashtra's total needs. The plant gets water supply from Erai Dam when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply from Chargaon Dam.