Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station
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CountryIndia
LocationKhedar village, Hisar district, Haryana
Coordinates29°20′50″N 75°51′36″E / 29.3472°N 75.8599°E / 29.3472; 75.8599
StatusOperational
Commission date2010
Operator(s)Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL)
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational2 × 600 MW
Nameplate capacity1,200 MW
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Source:http://hpgcl.gov.in/

Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Station is located at Khedar village near Barwala in Hisar district of Haryana, India. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited (HPGCL).

The Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract was given to Reliance Infrastructure.[1]

Power plant

The work for a 1,200 MW coal-fired power plant was awarded during 2007. The total estimated cost of the project is around ₹4,297 crores. The cost of ₹3.19 crore per MW for this project is lowest among all the Thermal power plants in India. Both the units 2x600 MW were commissioned.[2]

Installed capacity

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
Stage I 1 600 March, 2010 Running
Stage I 2 600 October, 2010 Running

See also

References

  1. ^ "RInfra commissions India's first 600 MW power generating unit in Hissar". Business Standard India. 3 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Plant" (PDF). Central Electricity Authority.


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