Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company

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{{Short description|Government-owned Indian energy company}}{{update|date=February 2020}}
{{EngvarB|date=March 2014}}
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{{Infobox company |
name = CSPGL|
logo = |
type = [[Government-owned corporation|Government-owned Corporation]]-[[Public Sector Undertaking|PSU]]|
foundation = 2008|
location = Dangania [[Raipur]], India|
key_people = Shri Shailendra Kumar Shukla Chairman <ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/theboard/theboard.htm# |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812022628/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/theboard/theboard.htm# |archive-date=12 August 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>|
industry = [[Electricity generation]]|
products = Electricity|
homepage = http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/index.htm
}}

'''Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited''' is the electricity generation company of the [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] state in India.

== History ==
'''Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board''' was formed in accordance with the Section 5 of the Electricity Supply Act 1948 as per the Notification published in the gazette of the [[Government of Chhattisgarh]] dated 15 November 2000. Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board (CSEB) became functional w.e.f. 01.12.2000.
Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board has been reorganized into five companies in accordance with the provisions contained in the Section 131-134 of Electricity Act 2003 by the Govt. of Chhattisgarh.
Thus '''Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited''' became functional w.e.f. 01.01.2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/aboutus.htm# |title=Archived copy |access-date=28 August 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100812022529/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/aboutus.htm# |archive-date=12 August 2010 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

== Generation capacity ==
The installed capacity as of 31.07.2010 was 1924.7 MW comprising 1786 MW from coal-based [[Thermal power station|thermal]] and 138.70 MW from [[hydroelectric]] power stations. and some 6 MW is coming from co-generation sources.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powergen/installed_capacity.htm |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2013-08-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818231224/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powergen/installed_capacity.htm |archivedate=18 August 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>{{update needed|date=February 2020}}

=== Thermal Power Plants===
* [[Hasdeo Thermal Power Station]] also known as '''Korba West Thermal Power Station''', an 840 MW (4x210 MW) coal-based thermal power plant. Capacity addition of 500 MW is ongoing at the site, this phase is known as Korba West Extension Thermal Power Plant.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powergen/ongoing/ONGOING%20PROJECT.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912054356/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powergen/ongoing/ONGOING%20PROJECT.pdf |archivedate=12 September 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
* [[Dr Shyama Prasad Mukharjee Thermal Power Station]], a 500 MW (2x250 MW) coal-based thermal power plant.
* [[Korba Thermal Power Station]] also known as '''Korba East Thermal Power Station''', a 440 MW (4x50 MW, 2x120 MW) coal-based thermal power plant.

==Capacity addition==

===Recent Power Projects===
* [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee Thermal Power Station (formerly known as Marwa-Tendubhata Thermal Power Station)]] - Located in the Janjgir-Champa District a 1000 MW (2x500 MW) thermal power plant (coal based) has been commissioned in March 2016 (Unit-1) and in August 2016 (Unit-2) at [[Janjgir–Champa district]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powergen/ongoing/ONGOING%20PROJECT.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-08-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140912054356/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powergen/ongoing/ONGOING%20PROJECT.pdf |archivedate=12 September 2014 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

===Future Power Projects===
There are several planned power projects.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powerproj/future%20projects/Future%20Project.pdf# |title=Archived copy |access-date=21 August 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130826173718/http://cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/powerproj/future%20projects/Future%20Project.pdf# |archive-date=26 August 2013 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20130406034156/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/ Official website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140327071730/http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/images/powergenmap.pdf Map of existing, under implementation and future power projects]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Power Plants of Chhattisgarh}}

[[Category:Electric-generation companies of India]]
[[Category:Energy in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:State agencies of Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:State electricity agencies of India]]
[[Category:Energy companies established in 2008]]
[[Category:Non-renewable resource companies established in 2008]]
[[Category:2008 establishments in Chhattisgarh]]

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