Panki Thermal Power Station
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Panki Thermal Power Station is located at Panki in Kanpur district in the Indian state of Uttar pradesh, about 16 km from Kanpur. It has an installed capacity of 220 Mega Watts. The power plant is owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam.
Operations
The plant was set in two stages, both having two units. The first stage is not in operation any more. The machinery for the second stage are from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The coal to all these units is fed from coal mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited, Eastern Coalfields Limited by means of railways. The last unit was commissioned in 1977.
| Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 110 | 1977 January | Running [1] |
| 110 | 1977 May | Running |
Future expansion
The state government decided in July 2014 to add another unit of 660 MW to the power plant.[2]
See also
- Anpara Thermal Power Station
- Orba Thermal Power Station
- Parichha Thermal Power Station
- Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
References