Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (often abbreviated as CSTPS) is a
thermal power plant
A thermal power station is a type of power station in which heat energy is converted to electrical energy. In a steam-generating cycle heat is used to boil water in a large pressure vessel to produce high-pressure steam, which drives a steam ...
located in
Chandrapur district
Chandrapur district (Marathi pronunciation: ͡ʃən̪d̪ɾəpuːɾ (earlier known as ''Chanda district'') is a district in the Nagpur Division in the Indian state of Maharashtra. Chandrapur was the largest district in India until the Gadchir ...
in the Indian state of
Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of
MAHAGENCO. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of
Western Coalfields Limited
Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) is one of the eight Subsidiary Companies of Coal India Limited (CIL) which is under administrative control of Ministry of Coal. The Company incorporated under the Companies Act, 1956 has its registered office at ...
. The plant was officially inaugurated by the then Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi on 8 October 1984.
With the total capacity of 3340MW, the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra. It accounts for more than 25% of
Maharashtra's total needs. The plant gets water supply from
Erai Dam
Irai Dam is an earthfill and gravity dam on Irai river near Chandrapur and Tadoba Andhari Tiger Project in state of Maharashtra in India. A borderline flood situation was seen in the catchment and the low-lying areas of this dam and the nearby ...
when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply from
Chargaon Dam
Chargaon Dam, is an earthfill dam on Chargaon river near Varora, Chandrapur district in state of Maharashtra in India. A borderline flood situation was seen in the catchment and the low-lying areas of this dam and the nearby Erai dam in Septemb ...
.
Capacity
Gallery
File:Extra 2 units of CSTPS.jpg, New 2 units of CSTPS
See also
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Make in Maharashtra
References
Coal-fired power stations in Maharashtra
Chandrapur district
Energy infrastructure completed in 1983
1983 establishments in Maharashtra
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