Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh, India
Country	India
Location	Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E / 24.09722; 82.67361Coordinates: 24°5′50″N 82°40′25″E / 24.09722°N 82.67361°E / 24.09722; 82.67361
Status	Operational
Construction began	1982
Commission date	1987
Owner(s)	NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 X 210 MW 7 X 500 MW
Make and model	LMZ Electrosila BHEL
Nameplate capacity	4760 MW

The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station is located in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. One of the coal-fired power stations of NTPC, it is the largest power station in India, with an installed capacity of 4760 MW. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.

Capacity

The 210 MW units were installed with Russian support. A lot of renovation and maintenance has taken place since then, including the installation of ABB-made Symphony Harmony DCS.

The 500 MW units were manufactured by BHEL. Of them, Units 7 and 8 have ABB-made Procontrol p13 DCS and Units 9 and 10 have Max DNA DCS by BHEL.

The station is located very close to NTPC Singrauli and NTPC Rihand.

References

External links

• NTPC Vindhyachal

NTPC Power Stations
Thermal	Coal Based Badarpur Barh Bongaigaon Dadri Darlipali Farakka Gadarwara Kahalgaon Khargone Korba Kudgi Lara Mauda North Karanpura Ramagundam Rihand Simhadri Singrauli Sipat Solapur Talcher Talcher Kaniha Tanda Unchahar Vindhyachal Coal Based (Owned by JVs) APCPL BRBCL Kanti Meja NPGC NSPCL NTECL Gas Based Anta Auraiya Dadri Faridabad Jhanor-Gandhar Kawas Kayamkulam Gas Based (Owned by JVs) RGPPL
Hydel	Koldam Loharinag Pala