Chandrapura Thermal Power Station

23°44′23.8″N 86°06′46.3″E / 23.739944°N 86.112861°E / 23.739944; 86.112861StatusOperationalCommission dateUnit 1: October, 1964
Unit 2: May, 1965
Unit 3: July, 1968
Unit 4: November, 2011
Unit 5: July, 2011
Unit 7&8Decommission dateUnit 1: 13 January 2017

Unit 2 : 30 July 2017

Unit 3,4,5,6Operator(s)Damodar Valley CorporationThermal power station Primary fuelBituminous coalPower generation Units operational2 X 250 MW U#7&8Nameplate capacity500 MWExternal linksWebsitewww.dvc.gov.in/Chandrapura.htm

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapura Town in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The power plant is operated by the Damodar Valley Corporation Central Government Owned with jharkhand Government And West Bengal Government. It has two units with a total installed capacity of 500 MW(2×250 MW); both burn pulverised coal.^[1]

Capacity

Chandrapura Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 500 MW. The plant has 2 units under operation. The individual units has the generating capacity as follows:

Unit No.	Generating Capacity	Commissioned on
U#1	130 MW	October 1964; retired on 13 Jan 2017
U#2	130 MW	May 1965; retired on 30 Jul 2017
U#3	130 MW	July 1968 retired
U#7	250 MW	November 2011
U#8	250 MW	July 2011[2]

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