Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station

Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station
Location of the Vindhyachal Super Thermal Power Station in Madhya Pradesh, India
Country	India
Location	Singrauli, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	24°05′N 82°40′E
Status	Operational
Construction began	1982
Commission date	1987
Owner(s)	NTPC
Operator(s)	NTPC Limited
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 X 210 MW 7 X 500 MW
Make and model	LMZ Electrosila BHEL
Nameplate capacity	4760 MW

The Vindhyachal Thermal Power Station is located in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The power station is one of the coal based power stations of NTPC, this is the largest power stations in India with an installed capacity of 4760 MW. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Nigahi mines, and the water is sourced from the discharge canal of Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station.

Capacity

Stage	Unit Number	Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning
1st	1	210	1987 October
1st	2	210	1988 July
1st	3	210	1989 February
1st	4	210	1989 December
1st	5	210	1990 March
1st	6	210	1991 February
2nd	7	500	1999 March
2nd	8	500	2000 February
3rd	9	500	2006 July
3rd	10	500	2007 March
4th	11	500	2012 June
4th	12	500	2013 April
5th	13	500	2015 August
Total	Thirteen	4760

The 210 MW units were installed with Russian support. A lot of renovation and maintenance has taken place since then, including the installation of ABB made Symphony Harmony DCS.

The 500 MW units have been manufactured by BHEL. Of them, Unit 7 and 8 have ABB made Procontrol p13 DCS and Unit 9 and 10 have Max DNA DCS by BHEL.

The station is located very close to NTPC Singrauli and NTPC Rihand.

External links

• NTPC Vindhyachal