Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Power Station

Unchahar power station is a 1,050 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Unchahar, India which is owned and operated by the National Thermal Power Corporation.

Location
The plant is located at Unchahar, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Background
NTPC took the power station over from the "cash strapped" Utta Pradesh State Electricity Board in February 1992 when it was a 420 MW plant.

Existing plant
The existing 1050 MW plant comprises five 210 MW units which have been built in three stages. Stage 1 comprised two 210MW units which were commissioned in November 1988 and March 1989. Stage II comprised another two 210MW units which were commissioned in January 1999 and October 1999. Stage III comprised another 210MW unit which was commissioned in September 2006.

Stage IV Expansion
It has been reported that a 500MW Stage IV expansion of the power station is currently being proposed by NTPC. The expansion would be on the site of the existing plant but an addition 200 acres is being sought for the ash pond and a further 2.7 million tonnes of coal will be required. It has been reported that water will be sought from the Sharda Sahayak Link Canal. It has been reported that terms of reference for an environmental impact statement were approved September 2010.

Project details for 500MW Stage IV expansion
Sponsor: National Thermal Power Corporation Location: Unchahar, Rae Bareli, Uttar Pradesh, India Coordinates: 25.9131, 81.3274 Status: Early development Nameplate capacity: 500 MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: 11,709,128 tons Source of financing:

Contact details
P.O. Unchahar, Dist. Rai Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh - 229406 Telephone (STD-05311) - 211-2620 Fax 221065

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External resources

 * "Unchahar Coal Power Station India," Global Energy Observatory
 * "Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Plant," Wikipedia