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Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station

Indian coal power plant

Field	Value
name	Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
image	Ntpckahalgao.png
location_map_caption	Location of the Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
coordinates
country	India
location	Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district of Bihar
status	O
commissioned	1992
2007
cost	7907.35 Crore
owner	NTPC
th_fuel_primary	Coal
ps_units_operational	4 X 210 MW
3 X 500 MW
ps_units_manu_model	LMZ
Electorsila
BHEL
Transcon Industries
ps_electrical_capacity	2,340 MW

2007 3 X 500 MW Electorsila BHEL Transcon Industries Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station (KhSTPP)is located in Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district of Bihar. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Rajmahal coalfield of Eastern Coalfields Limited. Source of water for the power plant is Ganga River.

Capacity

The work of NTPC Super Thermal Power Plant in Kahalgaon started in 1985. In March 1992, the first unit of 210 MW capacity was commissioned. Gradually, its capacity was increased. The total installed capacity of the plant is 2,340 MW. In the plant, 35,000 to of coal is used daily for power generation, which is supplied from the Rajmahal coalfield in Jharkhand. Nearly 65 lakh tons of fly ash comes out of the plant every year. Fly ash contains silica, alumina, mercury and iron.

Stage	Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Year of commissioning
1st	1	210	March 1992
1st	2	210	March 1994
1st	3	210	March 1995
1st	4	210	March 1996
2nd	5	500	March 2007
2nd	6	500	March 2008
2nd	7	500	June 2009
Total		2340

References

"Coal Based Power Stations | NTPC".
"Power generation shutdown looms at NTPC Kahalgaon plants". [[The Economic Times]].
(24 May 2017). "NTPC-Kahalgaon celebrates 33rd Establishment Day". The Times of India.

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