Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station is
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by population. It is on India's northwestern si ...
's first
super thermal power station
Super Thermal Power Stations or Super Power Station are a series of ambitious power projects planned by the Government of India. With India being a country of chronic power deficits, the Government of India has planned to provide 'power for all' by ...
. It is located 27 km away from
Suratgarh
Suratgarh is a city and a municipality, just nearby Sri Ganganagar city in Sri Ganganagar district in the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded by Maharaja Surat Singh (1765 - 1828). Hindi, Bagri and Rajasthani are the widely spoken languag ...
town in
Ganganagar
Sri Ganganagar is a planned city and the northernmost city of the Indian States and territories of India, state of Rajasthan, near the international border of India and Pakistan. It is the administrative headquarters of Sri Ganganagar district. ...
district. The power plant is operated by Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (
RVUNL
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) is the electricity generation company of the Government of Rajasthan state in India.
History
Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd has been entrusted with the job of development of power pr ...
). The power plant has 6 units that can produce 250 megawatt and 2 units can produce 660 MW.
Awards
The plant received a gold shield on 8 August 2004 from Hon'ble President for consistently outstanding performance during the years 2000 to 2004. It also received a bronze shield from Hon' Prime Minister for outstanding performance during the years 2005 and 2006.
Installed capacity
Following is the unit wise capacity of the plant.
See also
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Kota Super Thermal Power Plant
Kota Thermal Power Plant is Rajasthan
Rajasthan (; lit. 'Land of Kings') is a state in northern India. It covers or 10.4 per cent of India's total geographical area. It is the largest Indian state by area and the seventh largest by p ...
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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 ...
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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
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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. This power station is Rajasthan's(RAJSTHAN'S FIRST GAS THERMAL POWER PLANT IS ANTA BARA NTPC ...
References
Coal-fired power stations in Rajasthan
Buildings and structures in Sri Ganganagar district
Energy infrastructure completed in 1998
1998 establishments in Rajasthan
20th-century architecture in India
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