Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
Location of the Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station
Country	India
Location	Kahalgaon, Bhagalpur district of Bihar
Coordinates	25°14′24″N 87°15′53″E / 25.24000°N 87.26472°E / 25.24000; 87.26472
Status	Operational
Commission date	1992 2007
Construction cost	7907.35 Crore[1]
Owner(s)	NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	4 X 210 MW 3 X 500 MW
Make and model	LMZ Electorsila BHEL Transcon Industries
Nameplate capacity	2,340 MW
External links
Website	www.ntpc.co.in/power-generation/coal-based-power-stations/kahalgaon
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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.^[2] 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.^[3] 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, thirty-five thousand to fifty thousand tonnes (34,000 to 49,000 long tons; 39,000 to 55,000 short tons) 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.