The Mahanirmiti or Mahagenco (Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited - MSPGCL) formerly known as MSEB (Maharashtra State Electricity Board) is a major power generating company in the state of

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and a wholly owned

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Maharashtra State Electricity Board Maharashtra State Electricity Board (or MSEB) ( Marathi:महाराष्ट्र राज्य विद्युत मंडळ) is a state government electricity regulation board operating within the state of Maharashtra in India. Th ...

. With a total generation of 14,400 MW, it is the second largest power producing company in India. The power generated by Mahagenco is supplied to Maharashtra. It was a part of Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) until 6 June 2005. It has been incorporated under Indian Companies Act 1956 pursuant to decision of

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to reorganise erstwhile History of Maharashtra State Electricity Board. Mahagenco has been incorporated in June 2005.

About MAHAGENCO

Mahagenco has the highest overall generation capacity and the highest thermal installed capacity amongst all the state power generation utilities in India. In terms of installed capacity, it is the second highest generation company after National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPCL). Mahagenco is the only State Utility having a very well balanced generation portfolio involving thermal, hydro & gas stations along with solar power plant. The first 500 MW plant to be installed in any State Utility belongs to Maharashtra.

Power Stations operated by Mahagenco

Thermal Power Stations Coal based

;Operational: # Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station - 2920 MW. #

Koradi Thermal Power Station Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) is located at Koradi near Nagpur, Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the four major power plants in Vidarbha – a power surplus region of India. The power station began operations in 1974 and is one of ...

- 3660 MW #

Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station is located in Khaperkheda Town Nagpur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the oldest coal based power plants of MAHAGENCO The Mahanirmiti or Mahagenco (Maharashtra State ...

- 1340 MW #

Bhusawal Thermal Power Station Bhusawal Thermal Power Station is located 8 km away from Bhusawal city of Jalgaon district in Maharashtra.The name of place where it is located is Deepnagar, which means City of Lights. The power plant is a coal based power plants of Mahage ...

- 1420 MW #

Nashik Thermal Power Station Nashik Thermal Power Plant is located at Eklahare village near Nashik in Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of Maharashtra State Power Generation Company (Mahagenco) Power Plant Nashik Thermal Power Station has ...

- 630 MW #

Parli Thermal Power Station Parali Thermal Power Plant is located at Parali Vaijnath in Beed district of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Co ...

- 1130 MW #

Paras Thermal Power Station Paras Thermal Power Plant is oldest power plant in the WORLD located at Paras, Akola district of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the oalbased power plants of Mahagenco. Power Plant Paras Thermal Power Station is the oldest of all Mahagen ...

Akola Akola () is a municipal corporation and the third largest city in Vidarbha after Nagpur and Amravati and tenth largest city in Maharashtra. is located about east of the state capital, Mumbai, and west of the second capital, Nagpur. Akola ...

- 500 MW #

RattanIndia Amravati Thermal Power Project RattanIndia, formerly RattanIndia Infrastructure Ltd, is an Indian company that is involved in the energy sector. The traditional focus of the company was on coal on thermal power, however more recently the company has expanded its scope, focusi ...

Amravati Amravati (pronunciation (help·info)) is the second largest city in the Vidarbha region and ninth largest city in Maharashtra, India. It is administrative headquarters of Amravati district and Amravati division which includes Akola, Buldha ...

- 10*270MW = 2700MW ;Planned / Under Development: # Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station Project U-8,9 - 2 X 500MW #

Project U-8,9,10 - 3 X 660MW #

Project U-8 - 1 X 250MW #

Project U-6 - 1 X 660MW

Thermal Power Stations Gas based

Uran Gas Turbine Power Station Uran Gas Turbine Power Station is a gas-based thermal power plant located at Uran in Raigad district, Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a state in the western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of th ...

- 4 X 108, 2 X 120 = 672 MW

Hydro Power Stations

# Bhatghar- Dam #

Bhatsa Bhatsa Dam, is an earthfill and gravity dam on Bhatsa river near Shahapur, Thane district in state of Maharashtra in India. Specifications The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The volume content is and gro ...

# Bhira - 80MW #

Dimbhe Dam Dimbhe dam, is a gravity dam on Ghod River near Ambegaon, Pune district in State of Maharashtra in India. Specifications The height of the dam above lowest foundation is while the length is . The volume content is and gross storage capacity is ...

# Ghatghar Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant - 250 MW # Kanher Dam #

Koyna Hydroelectric Project The Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest hydroelectricity, hydroelectric power plant in India, just after Tehri Dam Project. It is a complex project with four dams including the largest dam on the Koyna River, Maharashtra hence the name Ko ...

- 1,956 MW # Manikdoh Dam #

Panshet Dam Panshet Dam, also called Tanajisagar Dam, is a dam on the Ambi river, a tributary of the Mutha River, about southwest of the city of Pune in western India.The dam was constructed in late 1950s for irrigation and, along with three other dams nearb ...

Pavana Dam Pavana may refer to: * '' Lycaena pavana'', a small butterfly * '' Nacaduba pavana'', a species of lycaenid butterfly * Pavana (music), a Renaissance dance * Pavana (Hinduism), Hindu deity representing the wind * Pavana, Italy See also * Pava ...

# Surya Dam # Tillari Dam, Chandgad #

Ujjani Dam Ujjani Dam, also known as Bhima Dam or Bhima Irrigation Project, on the Bhima River, a tributary of the Krishna River, is an earthfill cum Masonry gravity dam located near Ujjani village of Madha Taluk in Solapur district of the state of Mahara ...

# Vaitarna Dam #

Varasgaon Dam Varasgaon is a dam on the Mose river which supplies water to city of Pune, Maharashtra, India. It is situated on Mose river. It is also called Veer Baaji Pasalkar Dam. It is one of the three major dams which provide water to Pune city. It is ...

Veer Dam The Veer Dam is one of the important dams in Maharashtra, India. It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Nira River. It is located in near Shirwal, Satara district. The water is mainly used for irrigation and farming. The dam is located aro ...

# Warna Dam #

Yeldari Dam Yeldari Dam, is an earthfill dam on Purna river near Yeldari in Jintur taluka of Parbhani district in the state of Maharashtra in India. It is the second largest dam in Marathwada region. Dam is renovated and developed as a big reservoir an ...

References

External links

Official site

official detailed summary of all generating power plants

official links to various power plants

Maharashtra State Electricity Board

Maharashtra State Electricity Transmission Company Limited

Maharashtra State Electricity Distribution Company Limited
{{Power Plants of Maharashtra Electric-generation companies of India Energy in Maharashtra State agencies of Maharashtra State electricity agencies of India Companies based in Mumbai Energy companies established in 2005 Non-renewable resource companies established in 2005 Indian companies established in 2005 2005 establishments in Maharashtra