Yermarus Thermal Power Station
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Yermarus Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Yermarus village in
Raichur district Raichur District is an administrative district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is located in the northeast part of the state and is bounded by Yadgir district in the north, Bijapur and Bagalkot district in the northwest, Koppal district ...
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Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Karnat ...
. The power plant is owned by the
Karnataka Power Corporation Karnataka Power Corporation Limited (or KPCL) is a company owned by the government of Karnataka, and is engaged in the Service of generating electrical power in the state of Karnataka in India. The modes for generation of electric power are hydr ...
. This is India's first 800MW super critical thermal power plant and
Bharat Heavy Electricals Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India. It is based in New Delhi, India. Established in 1956, BHEL is India' ...
is the EPC contractor for this power project.


Capacity

The Installed capacity of the power plant in 1600 MW (2x800MW).


References

{{Power Plants of Karnataka Coal-fired power stations in Karnataka Buildings and structures in Raichur district 2015 establishments in Karnataka Energy infrastructure completed in 2015