Tenughat power station

Tenughat power station is a 420-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in India, proposed to be expanded to 1550 MW.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Bokaro district, Jharkhand.

Background
The Tenughat Thermal Power Station is situated near Tenughat Dam in the district of Bokaro, Jharkhand. The station was proposed to be 1550 MW total built in three stages. The first stage of two units was proposed in 1979: the first unit of 210MW was put under commercial operation in September 1996 and second unit of 210MW in September 1997.

Description of expansion
According to project sponsor Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited's website, the India Central Electricity Authority has granted clearance for the commissioning of stage II of the power station, consisting of 3 x 210 MW coal-fired units.

The third phase of one 500 MW unit "has to be taken in the 11th plan" of India development (2007-2012).

Project Details

 * Sponsor: Tenughat Vidyut Nigam Limited
 * Parent company: Government of Jharkhand
 * Location: Bokaro district, Jharkhand
 * Coordinates: 23.757312653079, 85.893580913544 (exact)
 * Status:
 * Unit 1: 210 MW - operating 1994
 * Unit 2: 210 MW - operating 1996
 * Unit 3: 210 MW (Stage II) - permitted
 * Unit 4: 210 MW (Stage II) - permitted
 * Unit 5: 210 MW (Stage II) - permitted
 * Unit 6: 500 MW (Stage III) - announced
 * Gross Capacity:
 * Unit 1: 210 MW
 * Unit 2: 210 MW
 * Unit 3: 210 MW
 * Unit 4: 210 MW
 * Unit 5: 210 MW
 * Unit 6: 500 MW
 * Type:
 * Projected in service:
 * Coal Type:
 * Coal Source: Badam, Gondulpara & Rajbar coal blocks
 * Source of financing:

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