Talcher Super Thermal Power Station

Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
Location of the Talcher Super Thermal Power Station
Country	India
Coordinates
Status	Operational
Commission date	February 1995
Owner(s)	NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6 × 500 MW
Make and model	ABB BHEL
Nameplate capacity	3,000 MW

Talcher Super Thermal Power Station or NTPC Talcher Kaniha is located in Talcher sub-division of Angul district in the Indian state of Odisha. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of NTPC. The coal for the power plant is sourced from Talcher Coal Field Lingraj Block. Source of water for the power plant is from Samal Barrage Reservoir on Brahmani River.

Capacity

Stage	Unit number	Installed capacity (MW)	Date of commissioning
1st	1	500	1995 February
1st	2	500	1996 March
2nd	3	500	2003 January
2nd	4	500	2003 October
3rd	5	500	2004 May
3rd	6	500	2005 February
Total	Six	3000

See also

• Talcher Thermal Power Station, another coal-based power plant in close vicinity which was taken over by NTPC from Odisha State Electricity Board in June 1995.

References

• NTPC Talcher Kaniha