Patratu Thermal Power Station

Patratu Thermal Power Station is a coal-based thermal power plant located near Patratu town in Ramgarh district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The power plant is operated by the Jharkhand State Electricity Board.[1]

Capacity

It has an installed capacity of 840 MW. The generating units of the power plant are very old and are operating at around 10% PLF, generating about 110 MW.

As of April 2015, there is plan to float a joint venture company with National Thermal Power Corporation holding 74% and Jharkhand government holding 26%. The new company will set up a 4000 MW (800 MW × 5) Patratu Super Thermal Power Project which will utilize 1500 acres out of 6300 acres available with the existing power plant.[2]

Stage Unit number Capacity (MW) EPC contractor Date of commissioning Status
1 1 800 BHEL Under Construction
2 800 BHEL
3 800 BHEL
Total 2400

References

http://www.juvnl.org.in/ptps.html

  1. ^ "Patratu Thermal Power Station | Jharkhand State Electricity Board". Archived from the original on 2013-12-31. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
  2. ^ "Patratu hits JV mode". The Telegraph. Archived from the original on April 24, 2015. Retrieved 29 June 2015.

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