Jhanor-Gandhar Thermal Power Station

Jhanor-Gandhar Thermal Power Station
Location of Jhanor-Gandhar Thermal Power Station
Country	India
Location	Bharuch, Gujarat
Coordinates	21°46′48″N 72°58′45″E / 21.78000°N 72.97917°E / 21.78000; 72.97917Coordinates: 21°46′48″N 72°58′45″E / 21.78000°N 72.97917°E / 21.78000; 72.97917
Status	Operational
Owner(s)	NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Natural gas
Power generation
Units operational	3 X 131 MW 1 X 255 MW
Nameplate capacity	648 MW

NTPC Jhanor-Gandhar is a gas-based power plant run by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), located at Urja Nagar, in Bharuch district in the Indian state of Gujarat. In the Gujarat state, the first mosque was established in Jhanor-Gandhar. Gujarat state The power plant its gas from the Gandhar Gas field, and water from the Narmada river. The site is about 18 km north-east of Bharuch City.The plant is a base load, combined cycle power plant. The waste heat from the outlet gases of gas turbine is used to heat water in waste heat recovery boiler (WHRB) of Kawasaki make and subsequently run the steam turbine. The gas turbine capacity is increased to 144.3 MW by injecting de-mineralised water into the combustion chamber. The plant capacity is 657.39 MW (144.3*3+224.49) MW. The plant receives natural gas from Gujarat State Petronet Corporation Ltd (GSPC) and Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL). The power transmission is at 220 kV and 400 kV.^[1]

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