Rihand Thermal Power Station

Rihand Super Thermal Power Project is located at Renukut, Sonebhadra in Sonbhadra district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited.

Rihand
Thermal Power Station
CountryIndia
LocationRenukut, Sonebhadra, UP Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates24°01′36″N 82°47′24″E
StatusOperational
Commission date1988
Owner(s)NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational6×500 MW
Make and modelNorthern Engineering Industries
BHEL
Nameplate capacity3000 MW
External links
Websitewww.ntpc.co.in

Power plant

Rihand Super Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 3000 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1988. The coal for the plant is derived from Amlori and Dudhichua mines. The water source is from Rihand Reservoir which is constructed on Son river.[1]

Installed capacity
StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
1st15001988 1 MarchRunning
1st25001989 JulyRunning
2nd35002005 JanuaryRunning
2nd45002005 SeptemberRunning
3rd55002012 May [2]Running
3rd65002013 OctoberRunning [3]

NTPC Rihand is situated 75 km away from Renukoot railway station. By personal cab or public transport bus, one can reach Rihand Nagar. Local market outside NTPC township is Bijpur. If one is interested in a bit bigger market, one has to go to Waidhan which is 30 km away from Rihandnagar.

See also

References
  1. "Rihand Thermal Power Station". National Thermal Power Corporation.
  2. "Unit # 5 of 500 MW of Rihand Super Thermal Power Project commissioned". National Thermal Power Corporation via Bombay Stock Exchange.
  3. "NTPC Starts Unit-VI of 500 MW of Rihand Thermal Power Project".
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