Chandrapura power station

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Chandrapura power station is an operating power station of at least 500-megawatts (MW) in Chandrapura, Bokaro, Jharkhand, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Chandrapura power station Chandrapura, Chandrapura, Bokaro, Jharkhand, India 23.7412565, 86.1202088 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 7, Unit 8: 23.7412565, 86.1202088

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal: bituminous 130 subcritical 1964 2017
Unit 2 retired coal: bituminous 130 subcritical 1964 2017
Unit 3 retired coal: bituminous 130 subcritical 1968 2020
Unit 7 operating coal: bituminous 250 subcritical 2011
Unit 8 operating coal: bituminous 250 subcritical 2011

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Damodar Valley Corp [100%] Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%]
Unit 2 Damodar Valley Corp [100%] Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%]
Unit 3 Damodar Valley Corp [100%] Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%]
Unit 7 Damodar Valley Corp [100%] Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%]
Unit 8 Damodar Valley Corp [100%] Damodar Valley Corp [100.0%]

Background

The first six generating units of the Chandrapura power station were reportedly commissioned from 1964-1979.[1] However, the details of Units 4-6 remained uncertain, and DVC's website later omitted the units entirely from a list of Chandrapura's commissioned units.[2]

Phase 2 of the power station added 500MW of capacity with the commissioning of two 250MW generating units (Units 7-8) in July and November 2011.[3]

Retirement

Unit 1 (130 MW) was retired in January 2017.[4]

Unit 2 (130 MW) was retired in July 2017.[5]

Unit 3 (130 MW) was retired in March 2020.[6]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Chandrapura DVC Coal Power Station India," Global Energy Observatory, accessed February 2014
  2. DVC Power Stations at a Glance, Archived DVC webpage, February 27, 2014
  3. Damodar Valley Corporation, "DVC Power Stations at a Glance", Damodar Valley Corporation website, accessed November 2011.
  4. "DVC-run Chandrapura power plants unit to be closed down," India Today, Jan 12, 2017
  5. "Proposal for deletion of Chandrapura TPS unit no. 2(130MW) and Bokaro TPS Unit#1&2(2x210MW) of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) from National Grid," India CEA, Sep 4, 2017
  6. Installed capacity, India CEA, March 2020

Additional data

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