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{{Infobox power station
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|name = Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station
|country = India
|location = [[Yamuna Nagar district|Yamuna Nagar]], [[Haryana]]
|coordinates = {{Coord|30.109568|N|77.325511|E|type:edu|display=inline,title}}
|status = O
|operator = [[Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited|HPGCL]]
|th_fuel_primary = [[Coal]]
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|ps_units_operational= 2 × 300 MW
|ps_electrical_capacity= 600 MW
|commissioned = 2007
|extra = Source: [http://hpgcl.gov.in/ hpgcl.gov.in]
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'''Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant''' is located at [[Yamuna Nagar]] in [[Haryana]]. The power plant is one of the [[coal]] based power plants of [[Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited|HPGCL]]. It was jointly constructed by [[Reliance Infrastructure|Reliance Energy Limited]] and [[Shanghai Electric]] (China) in a collaboration. This plant is named after Sir [[Chhotu Ram]].

==History==

The project was first conceived in 1981-82 but it remained in suspended animation for more than two decades. The previous governments tried to implement the project, first through the private sector, then through the [[National Thermal Power Corporation]], and thereafter attempts were also made to get it executed through foreign investments. But the project remained only on paper because governments were not serious about setting up this project.
Former Indian prime minister, [[P V Narasimha Rao]] even laid the foundation stone of this project through remote control from [[Faridabad]] in March 1993.
At that time, the project was planned to be executed by NTPC, but that too could not go beyond construction of a few residential and non-residential buildings.
In year 2004 then chief minister of Haryana [[Om Prakash Chautala]] again laid the stone of this thermal plant but again the project remained on papers only. But in year 2005 the new chief minister of Haryana [[Bhupinder Singh Hooda]] gave nod to the project and the plant was finally developed in 2005-2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/haryana-to-become-powerful-on-nov-1/227885/ |title=News Report |accessdate=16 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121014105813/http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/haryana-to-become-powerful-on-nov-1/227885/ |archivedate=14 October 2012 }}</ref>

==Power plant==
Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 600 MW. The First unit was commissioned in April 2008. This is the first project in the state to award to private developer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hpgcl.gov.in/powerplants_1.hp|title=Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant|publisher=Haryana Power Generation Corporation Limited.|access-date=22 August 2010|archive-date=10 March 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120310205026/http://www.hpgcl.gov.in/powerplants_1.hp|url-status=dead}}</ref>
The total available land of the project is 1107 acres.
First unit was commissioned in a record period of 27 months which is the lowest for any coal based green field project in the country. The plant gets coal from Central coal fields.

==Installed capacity==
{| class="sortable wikitable"
! Stage !! Unit Number !! Installed Capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning !! Status
|-
| First || 1 || 300 || April, 2008 || Running
|-
| First || 2 || 300 || June, 2008 || Running
|-
|}

==Future Expansions==
HPGCL has announced the expansion of this plant. A 800 MW capacity additional super critical Thermal Unit at Yamuna Nagar will be operational by 2027.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/haryana/community/nod-awaited-to-increase-power-generation-by-800-mw/249204.html|title= Approval awaited for expansion}}</ref>

== See also ==
{{Portal|Energy|India}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{Power Plants of Haryana}}

[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Haryana]]
[[Category:Buildings and structures in Haryana]]
[[Category:Yamunanagar district]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2007]]
[[Category:2007 establishments in Haryana]]

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Kamal Guha at 03:47, 31 October 2023