| Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station | |
|---|---|
 Current functioning units of CSTPS | |
| Country | India |
| Location | Chandrapur,Maharashtra (state) |
| Coordinates | 20°00′18″N79°17′29″E / 20.004968°N 79.291334°E /20.004968; 79.291334 |
| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | 8 October 1983 |
| Operator | Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 7 |
| Nameplate capacity | 3340 MW |
| External links | |
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Source:mahagenco | |
Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (often abbreviated asCSTPS) is athermal power plant located inChandrapur district in the Indian state ofMaharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants ofMAHAGENCO. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries ofWestern Coalfields Limited.[1] The plant was officially inaugurated by the Prime MinisterIndira Gandhi on 8 October 1984.[2]
With the total capacity of 3340MW,[3] the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra. It accounts for more than 25% ofMaharashtra's total needs.[citation needed] The plant gets water supply fromErai Dam when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply fromChargaon Dam.[4]
| Stage | Unit number | Installed capacity (MW) | Date of commissioning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 210 | 1983 August |
| 1st | 2 | 210 | 1984 July |
| 1st | 3 | 210 | 1985 May |
| 1st | 4 | 210 | 1986 March |
| 2nd | 5 | 500 | 1991 March |
| 2nd | 6 | 500 | 1992 March |
| 2nd | 7 | 500 | 1997 October |
| 3rd | 8 | 500 | 2015 May[5] |
| 3rd | 9 | 500 | 2016 March |
| Total | 9 | 3340 |
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