National Capital Thermal Power Plant (Dadri)

National Capital Thermal Power Plant, or NCTPP, is located at Dadri, in Gautam Budh Nagar District, in Uttar Pradesh.

Location
The plant is located at Dadri, in Gautam Budh Nagar District, in Uttar Pradesh.

The plant consists of the following existing and planned units

Background
It is also referred to as Dadri power station. The plant is operated by National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). In 2010, two 490 MW units were added to the plant, increasing coal-fired capacity to 1820 MW. In addition, the Dadri facility includes an 817 MW natural-gas combined cycle power plant.

NTPC has proposed adding a 100 MW Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) demonstration plant at the Dadri site.

Coal:
 * Stage-I
 * Unit I- 210 MW - October 1991
 * Unit II- 210 MW - December 1992
 * Unit III- 210 MW - March 1993
 * Unit IV- 210 MW - March 1994
 * Stage-II
 * Unit V - 490 MW - March 2010
 * Unit VI - 490 MW - July 2010
 * IGCC demonstration plant - 100 MW - Proposed

Natural Gas:
 * Stage-I
 * Combined Cycle - 817 MW (under operation in 2011)

Project Details
Sponsor: National Thermal Power Corporation Location: Uttar Pradesh Coordinates: 28.603, 77.6078 Status: IGCC demonstration plant 100 MW - proposed Nameplate capacity: Units I-IV 840 MW; Units V-VI 980 MW; IGCC demonstration plant 100 MW Type: older units: subcritical; demonstration plant: Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle (IGCC) Projected in service: Operating 2010 Coal Type: Coal Source: Piparwar Mines, Jharkhand Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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