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Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Nabarun in Murshidabad district in Indian state of West Bengal. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC.
Geography
Location
Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant is located at Template:Coord.
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Capacity
The unit wise capacity and other details are as follows.
| Stage | Unit Number |
Installed Capacity (MW) |
Date of Commissioning |
|---|---|---|---|
| First | 1 | 200 | January, 1986 |
| First | 2 | 200 | December, 1986 |
| First | 3 | 200 | August, 1987 |
| Second | 4 | 500 | September, 1992 |
| Second | 5 | 500 | February, 1994 |
| Third | 6 | 500 | April, 2012 |
| Total | Six | 2100 |
Coal link
A major coal mining project of Eastern Coalfields Limited (Rajmahal open cast project, a part of Rajmahal coalfield) is going on in Boarijore, Mahagama and Sunderpahari CD Blocks of Godda district in Jharkhand.[1] Rajmahal open cast project (earlier known as Lalmatia Colliery) supplies coal to the Farakka Super Thermal Power Station and the 2,340 MW Kahalgaon Super Thermal Power Station.[2] Coal import from Indonesia for Farakka Super Thermal Power Plant by Farakka Port and National Waterway 1 .Jindal ITF Limited coal carry by barge from Haldia Port to Farakka.[3]
See also
References
- ↑ Godda District Official website. Godda district administration. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ Raj Mahal Coal Mines. Source Watch. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
- ↑ Jindal ITF, Sula Shipping join hands for NTPC's Farakvljkl≈ka trans-shipment project of coal.
External links
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