Indraprastha Power Generation Company Limited (IPGCL) is the
electricity
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generation company of the
Government of Delhi
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state in
India
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.
History
IPGCL came into existence on 1 July 2002 after unbundling of
Delhi Vidyut Board
The Delhi Vidyut Board (DVB) was formed by the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi, Government of Delhi in 1997 for the purpose of generation and distribution of power to the entire area of NCT of Delhi except the areas falling w ...
(DVB) commenced operations from the same date. It was formed as part of power sector reforms by the state government to unbundle the activities relating to Generation, Transmission and Distribution of Power. All the Generating Stations owned by erstwhile DVB.
Generation capacity
The installed capacity of IPGCL as on 31 July 2010 is 405 MW comprising 135.00 MW from
coal
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Coal is formed when ...
-based
thermal
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and 270.0 MW from
gas
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A pure gas may be made up of individual atoms (e.g. a noble gas like neon), elemental molecules made from one type of atom (e.g. oxygen), or ...
-based thermal power plants. IPGCL is one of the power generating utilities in the capital city of Delhi along with PPCL.
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Rajghat Power Station. Coal-based thermal power plant of 135 MW installed capacity.
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IPGCL Gas Turbine Power Station. Gas-based thermal power plant of 270 MW installed capacity.
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Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power Project,APCPL jhajjar. Coal-based thermal power plant of 1500 MW installed capacity.
See also
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Pragati-1 Power Station. A 330 MW gas-based power plant operated by Pragati Power Corporation Limited (PPCL).
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Pragati-III Combined Cycle Power Plant. A 1500 MW gas-based thermal power plant.
References
{{Power Plants of Delhi
Electric-generation companies of India
Energy in Delhi
Companies based in Delhi
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Energy companies established in 2002
Non-renewable resource companies established in 2002
2002 establishments in Delhi