Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (often abbreviated as CSTPS) is a thermal power plant located in Chandrapur district in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of MAHAGENCO. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Durgapur and Padmapur Collieries of Western Coalfields Limited. The plant was officially inaugurated by the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on 8 October 1984.
With the total capacity of 3340 MW, the plant is the largest power plant in the Maharashtra. It accounts for more than 25% of Maharashtra's total needs. The plant gets water supply from Erai Dam when in normal conditions. In the summer of 2010 due to less water in Erai, the plant also got water supply from Chargaon Dam.
Capacity Stage Unit number Installed capacity (MW) Date of commissioning 1st 1 210 1983 August 1st 2 210 1984 July 1st 3 210 1985 May 1st 4 210 1986 March 2nd 5 500 1991 March 2nd 6 500 1992 March 2nd 7 500 1997 October 3rd 8 500 2015 May 3rd 9 500 2016 MarchTotal 9 3340
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Make in Maharashtra
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