Anpara Coal Power Station India

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Anpara Thermal Power Station is located at the Anpara Village in the Sonebhadra district of Uttar Pradesh, which is about 180 kilometres away from Varanasi. It has a total power-generation capacity of 2,630 Megawatt using seven units.

Anpara Thermal Power Station is commissioned in 24 March 1986. The approved capacity of this thermal power plant is 2630 Megawatt. The installed capacity is also 2630 Megawatt. The status of this power station is Operational. The source of coal for the production of power in the thermal power plant is from Kharia, Kakriand Beenaopen coal mines of NCL by company owned freight trains, maintained by UPRVUNL. The source of water is Rihand Reservoir. The primary fuel used for the production of power is Coal and the secondary fuel used is fuel oil. The type of plant is Sub Critical Thermal. The Manufacturer of Boiler for the six units are as follows - BHEL Bhopal (Unit 1, 2 & 3), Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (Unit 4 & 5) and BHEL India (Unit 6 & 7). The Manufacturer of Turbine for the six units are as follows - BHEL Bhopal (Unit 1, 2 & 3), Toshiba (Unit 4 & 5) and BHEL India (Unit 6 & 7). The Manufacturer of Generator are BHEL Bhopal (Unit 1, 2 & 3), Toshiba (Unit 4 & 5) andBHEL India (Unit 6 & 7).

The Owner of this thermal power plant is Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL). The beneficiary states of this thermal power plant are Uttar Pradesh and its neighbouring states. The Unit Sizes of power plant is 2630 Megawatt (210 Megawatt x 3 units + 500 Megawatt x 4 units). There are seven units in Operation. They are from Unit 1 to Unit 7. The first unit is commissioned in 24 March 1986 with an installed capacity of 210 Megawatt. Similarly the second unit is commissioned in 28 February 1987 with an installed capacity of 210 Megawatt. The third unit is commissioned in 12 March 1988 with an installed capacity of 210 Megawatt. After that the fourth unit is commissioned in 19 July 1993 with an installed capacity of 500 Megawatt. The fifth unit is commissioned in 04 July 1994 with an installed capacity of 500 Megawatt. The sixth unit is commissioned in 06 June 2015 with an installed capacity of 500 Megawatt. The seventh unit is commissioned in 10 March 2016 with an installed capacity of 500 Megawatt.

  • Project – Anpara Thermal Power Station
  • Commission Date – 24 March 1986
  • Approved Capacity in MW – 2630 Megawatt
  • Installed Capacity in MW – 2630 Megawatt
  • Status - Operational
  • Coal Source – kharia, kakri and beena open coal mines of NCL
  • Water Source – Rihand Reservoir
  • Primary Fuel – Coal
  • Secondary Fuel – Fuel Oil
  • Coal Type -
  • Type of Plant – Sub Critical Thermal
  • Boiler Manufacturer – BHEL Bhopal, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, BHEL India
  • Turbine Manufacturer -BHEL Bhopal, Toshiba, BHEL India
  • Generator Manufacturer -BHEL Bhopal, Toshiba, BHEL India
  • Owner – Uttar Pradesh RajyaVidyutUtpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL)
  • Address –AnparaVillage, Sonebhadra, District, Uttar Pradesh
  • District – Sonebhadra
  • State – Uttar Pradesh
  • Contact Number - 05446-272201
  • Email – cgm.anpara@uprvunl.org
  • Fax – 05446-272352
  • Website – http://www.uprvunl.org/
  • Beneficiary States – Uttar Pradesh and its neighbouring states
  • Approved Investment -
  • Unit Sizes – 2630 Megawatt (210 Megawatt x 3 units + 500 Megawatt x 4 units)
  • Units Operational – 7
  • Unit Commissioned – All units are commissioned.