Rihand Thermal Power Station

24°01′36″N 82°47′24″E / 24.02667°N 82.79000°E / 24.02667; 82.79000StatusOperationalCommission date1988Owner(s)NTPCThermal power station Primary fuelCoalPower generation Units operational6×500 MWMake and modelNorthern Engineering Industries
BHELNameplate capacity3000 MWExternal linksWebsitewww.ntpc.co.in

Rihand Super Thermal Power Project is located at Renukut, Sonebhadra in Sonbhadra district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited.

Power plant

Rihand Super Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 3000 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1988. The coal for the plant is derived from Amlori and Dudhichua mines. The water source is from Rihand Reservoir which is constructed on Son river.^[1]

Installed capacity

Stage	Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
1st	1	500	1988 1 March	Running
1st	2	500	1989 July	Running
2nd	3	500	2005 January	Running
2nd	4	500	2005 September	Running
3rd	5	500	2012 May [2]	Running
3rd	6	500	2013 October	Running [3]

NTPC Rihand is situated 75 km away from Renukoot railway station. By personal cab or public transport bus, one can reach Rihand Nagar. Local market outside NTPC township is Bijpur. If one is interested in a bit bigger market, one has to go to Waidhan which is 30 km away from Rihandnagar.

See also

• Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station
• Badarpur Thermal power plant
• NTPC Dadri
• Feroj Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant
• Tanda Thermal Power Plant
• Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
• Korba Super Thermal Power Plant
• Sipat Thermal Power Plant
• NTPC Ramagundam
• Simhadri Super Thermal Power Plant
• Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
• Talcher Thermal Power Station
• Vindhyanchal Thermal Power Station Madhya Pradesh

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