Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh, India
Country	India
Location	Singrauli District, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°5′38″N 82°40′8″E / 24.09389°N 82.66889°E / 24.09389; 82.66889Coordinates: 24°5′38″N 82°40′8″E / 24.09389°N 82.66889°E / 24.09389; 82.66889
Status	Operational
Construction began	1982
Commission date	1987
Owner(s)	NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 X 210 MW 6 X 500 MW
Make and model	LMZ Electrosila BHEL
Nameplate capacity	4260

Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station is located in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The power station is one of the coal based power stations of NTPC, and is one of the largest power stations in India with an installed capacity of 4760 MW. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.

Capacity

The 210 MW units were installed with Russian support. A lot of renovation and maintenance has taken place since then, including the installation of ABB made Symphony Harmony DCS.

The 500 MW units have been manufactured by BHEL. Of them, Unit 7 and 8 have ABB made Procontrol p13 DCS and Unit 9 and 10 have Max DNA DCS by BHEL.

The station is located very close to NTPC Singrauli and NTPC Rihand.

References

External links

• NTPC Vindhyachal

NTPC Power Stations Thermal Coal Based Badarpur Barh Bongaigaon Dadri Darlipali Farakka Gadarwara Kahalgaon Korba Kudgi Lara Mauda North Karanpura Ramagundam Rihand Simhadri Singrauli Sipat Solapur Talcher Talcher Kaniha Tanda Unchahar Vindhyachal Coal Based (Owned by JVs) APCPL BRBCL Kanti Meja NPGC NSPCL NTECL Gas Based Anta Auraiya Dadri Faridabad Jhanor-Gandhar Kawas Kayamkulam RGPPL Hydel Koldam Loharinag Pala