Hirakud Power Plant is a coal based

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thermal power plant located near

Hirakud Hirakud is a small township located in Sambalpur in Odisha. It was a Notified Area Council ( NAC) which was later included along with Burla in Sambalpur city to become a Municipal Corporation. This city is a hub of HINDALCO, an Indian alumini ...

in Sambalpur district in the Indian state of

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. The power plant began commercial production in April 2013, is operated by the

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. The plant supplies power to Hirakud smelter of Hindalco Industries. The coal for the plant is sourced from Talabira captive coal mines.

Capacity

It has an installed capacity of 467.5 MW. The plant is functional.

References

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