Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) is the

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History

Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd has been entrusted with the job of development of power projects under state sector, in the state along with operation and maintenance of state-owned power stations by un-bundling the erstwhile RSEB. The Government of Rajasthan continued the RVUNL under the companies Act 1956 on 19 July 2000. The nigam is playing lead role in giving high priority to the power generation and manifold and rapid development of the state. The chairman and managing director is Shri P. Ramesh.

Generation capacity

The installed capacity of RVUNL was as of December 2018 is 6831 MW.

Thermal

* Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant - 2820 MW (6x250 MW+660×2MW) * Kota Super Thermal Power Plant - 1240 MW (2x110, 3x210, 2x195) *

Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Chhabra Thermal Power Plant is one of Rajasthan's coal fired power plants. It is located at Chowki Motipura (Village) of tehsil Chhabra in Rajasthan's Baran district. The planned capacity of power plant is 3640 MW. Installed capacity See also ...

- 1000 MW (4x250 MW) *

Kalisindh Thermal Power Station Kalisindh Thermal Power Station is located 12 km away from Jhalawar town in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan state in western India. The power plant is operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL). Water for the plant is provid ...

- 1200 MW (2x600 MW) *

Giral Lignite Power Plant Giral Lignite Power Plant (GLPL)or Giral Lignite Thermal Power Station (GLTPP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL). RRVUNL is a state government (Level 2 government in India) owned corporation wo ...

- 250 MW (2x125 MW) *

Chhabra Super Critical Power Plant Chhabra is a city and a municipality in Baran district in the state of Rajasthan, India, near to the border with Madhya Pradesh. Chhabra is a historic walled city with a fort. Its name comes from the six gates in the walls. Geography Chhabra is ...

-1320 MW (2×660)

Gas

Dholpur Combined Cycle Power Station Dholpur Combined Cycle Power Station is a gas-based thermal power plant located near Dholpur Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India. It is situated on the left bank of the famous Chambal river. The city is ...

- 330 MW (2x110 MW Gas Turbine, 1x110 MW Steam Turbine) *

Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station commonly abbreviated as RGTPP is a gas-based thermal power plant located at Ramgarh in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per ...

- 430 MW (1x35.5 MW GT, 1x37.5 MW GT, 1x37.5 MW ST, 1x110 MW GT,1x50 MW ST are running) whereas 1x160 MW (110 MW GT + 50 MW ST) is under planning stage.http://www.rvunl.com/Ramgarh%20thermal%20power%20station.php

Hydro

Rana Pratap Sagar Dam The Rana Pratap Sagar Dam is a gravity masonry dam of height built on the Chambal River at Rawatbhata in Rajasthan in India. It is part of integrated scheme of a cascade development of the river involving four projects starting with the Gandhi ...

- 172 MW (4x43 MW) *

Jawahar Sagar Dam The Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley Projects on the Chambal River, located 29 km upstream of Kota city and 26 km downstream of Rana Pratap Sagar dam. It is a concrete gravity dam, 45 meters high and 39 ...

- 99 MW (3x33 MW) *

Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi River. It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India. The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation an ...

- 140 MW (2x25 MW, 2x45 MW)

References

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