Tanda Thermal Power Station

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Tanda Thermal Power Station is erected in the Vidyutnagar town of Ambedkar Nagar district of Uttar Pradesh. It falls under the category of coal based power plants of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. The coal for this plant is sourced from the North Karnpura Coal Fields of Uttar Pradesh and the water is sourced from Tanda Pump Canal on the banks of river Saryu. The beneficiary state of this project is Uttar Pradesh.The primary fuel utilised for the Tanda thermal power station is coal. The Power Station is owned and operated under the control of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. It was in the year 2000, the state electricity board transferred the Tanda Thermal Power Station to the National Power Corporation Limited.

The Units in operation in Stage 1 were 110 Megawatt for each of 4 units of it. For Stage 2, NTPC Limited has started installation of two new units of 660 Megawatts each. So the total power generation after the construction of Stage 2 is 1760 Megawatts. The operation of Tanda Thermal Power Station is under the control of National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. The approved capacity of this thermal plant is 440 Megawatt (4 x 110 Megawatts). Also the Installed Capacity is 440 Megawatts. As on Jan 2000, the transfer price taken over from UPSEB is around 693 crores.

Today Tanda Thermal Power Station is also a favourite destination for tourists. Those who are looking for visiting the power station can be arrived by Air, Train or Road. Varanasi is the nearest Airport which is around 121 kilometers away from Power Station. Gorakhpur, Allahabad and Lucknow are also nearest Airports of the Power Station. Akbarpur is the nearest railway station of Tanda Thermal Power Station. Transport Corporation Buses of UP state government are available throughout the day for 24 hours. You can arrive the power station by buses from the cities of Faizabad, Lucknow, Azamgarh, Allahabad and Varanasi. There are several hotels, lodges and homestays are available in Akbarpur to stay before or after the visit on Tanda Thermal Power Plant.

  • Project - Tanda Thermal Power Plant
  • Commission Date - 1988
  • Approved Capacity in MW – 440 MW (4 x 110 MW)
  • Installed Capacity in MW – 440 MW
  • Status - Operational
  • Coal Source – Chatti Bariyatu and Kerandari Captive Coal Block, North Karnpura Coal Fields
  • Water Source - Tanda Pump Canal on the banks of river Saryu.
  • Primary Fuel – Coal
  • Owner - NTPC
  • Address - P.O. Vidyutnagar, Bahadurgarh village, Tandataluk
  • District– Ambedkar Nagar
  • State– Uttar Pradesh
  • Contact Number - 05273 - 222098
  • Fax - 222069
  • Website - www.ntpc.co.in
  • Beneficiary States–Uttar Pradesh
  • Transfer Price - INR670Crores(Taken over from UPSEB as on January 2000).
  • Unit Sizes – 4 x 110 Megawatts
  • Units Operational – 440 Megawatts
  • Unit Commissioned – All units are commissioned
  • Unit 1 – 110 Megawatt –1988 – running
  • Unit 2 – 110 Megawatt –1989 – running
  • Unit 3 – 110 Megawatt –1990 – running
  • Unit 4 – 110 Megawatt –1998 –running
  • Unit 5 – 660 Megawatt – proposed - under construction
  • Unit 6 – 660 Megawatt – proposed - under construction
  • International Assistance: Japan Bank for International Cooperation