Kothagudem Thermal Power Station
Kothagudem Thermal Power Station is located at Palwancha in Telangana, India. The power plant has an installed capacity of 1,800 MW with 4 units in operation. It is one of the coal based power plants of Telangana Power Generation Corporation (TGGENCO)
Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
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Stage I | 1 | 60 | 04-07-1966 | Shut down permanently |
Stage I | 2 | 60 | 27-11-1966 | Shut down permanently |
Stage II | 3 | 60 | 27-05-1967 | shut down permanently |
Stage II | 4 | 60 | 08-07-1967 | Shut down permanently |
Stage III | 5 | 120 | 13-08-1974 | Shut down permanently |
Stage III | 6 | 120 | 19-12-1974 | Shut down permanently |
Stage IV | 7 | 120 | 10-03-1977 | Shut down permanently |
Stage IV | 8 | 120 | 10-01-1978 | Shut down permanently |
Stage V | 9 | 250 | 27-03-1997 | Running |
Stage V | 10 | 250 | 28-02-1998 | Running |
Stage VI | 11 | 500 | 26-06-2011 | Running |
Stage VII | 12 | 800 | 19-05-2018 | Running. |
In January 2012, it was reported that the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to build additional unit with capacity of 800 MW.
References
- ^ "AP to increase capacity in 3 power plants". Industry Monitor Energy. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Kumar, V. Rishi (1 July 2018). "800 MW Kothagudem thermal power station begins trial generation". The Hindu Business Line. Retrieved 1 December 2020.