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.^[1] The plant was officially inaugurated by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 8 October 1984.^[2]

Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station
Current functioning units of CSTPS
Country	India
Location	Chandrapur, Maharashtra (state)
Coordinates	20.004968°N 79.291334°E / 20.004968; 79.291334
Status	Operational
Commission date	8 October 1983
Operator	Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	7
Nameplate capacity	3340.00 MW
External links
Commons	Related media on Commons
Source: mahagenco.in

With the total capacity of 3340MW,^[3] the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra. It accounts for more than 25% of Maharashtra's total needs.^{[citation needed]} 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.^[4]

Capacity

Stage	Unit number	Installed capacity (MW)	Date of commissioning
1st	1	210	1983 August
1st	2	210	1984 July
1st	3	210	1985 May
1st	4	210	1986 March
2nd	5	500	1991 March
2nd	6	500	1992 March
2nd	7	500	1997 October
3rd	8	500	2015 May [5]
3rd	9	500	2016 March
Total	9	3340

Gallery

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  New 2 units of CSTPS

See also

• India portal
• Energy portal

• Make in Maharashtra

References

1. "Chandrapur Thermal Power Station, A Giant In Power Generation". Archived from the original on 25 May 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
2. Bhatt, S. C. (2006). Land and People of Indian States and Union Territories. ISBN 9788178353722. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
3. "INSTALLED CAPACITY OF MAHAGENCO". MAHAGENCO. Retrieved 20 September 2015.
4. "Maharashtra's largest thermal power plant to close all units by May 15". dna. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
5. "BHEL commissions 500 MW power unit in Maharashtra". 30 April 2015.