Vizag Thermal Power Station

Vizag Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Palavalasa village in Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. The power plant is owned by Hinduja National Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of the Hinduja Group.

The power plant is located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal and it uses sea water for cooling purpose.

Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant in 1040 MW (2x520 MW) and one unit is already commissioned.

Stage	Unit Number	Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning
1st	1	520	2016 January^[1]
1st	2	520	Yet to be commissioned

References

↑ http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/bhel-commissions-520-mw-thermal-power-unit-in-andhra-pradesh/articleshow/50529901.cms

External links

Vizag Thermal Power Station at SourceWatch

Power stations and organisations of Andhra Pradesh

Power stations	Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station Gautami Combined Cycle Power Plant Jegurupadu Combined Cycle Power Plant Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station Sri Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station Vizag Thermal Power Station

Organisations	Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Transmission Corporation of Andhra Pradesh National Thermal Power Corporation Power Grid Corporation of India Power System Operation Corporation

Related topics	Electricity sector in India States of India by installed power capacity Indian states ranking by households having electricity

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