NTPC Dadri
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| National Capital Power Station | |
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NTPC | |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal-fired, gas-fired |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 1820 MW coal 817 MW gas |
| Nameplate capacity |
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National Capital Power Station (NCPS) or NTPC Dadri is the power project to meet the power demand of
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC).[1]
Capacity
NTPC Dadri is a unique power plant of NTPC group which has both coal based thermal plant and gas based thermal plant of 1820 MW and 829.78 MW respectively and a 5 MW solar plant totaling 2654.78 MW.
Coal based
The coal for the power plant is sourced from Piparwar Mines, Jharkhand. The source of water for the power plant is Upper Ganga Canal.
| Stage | Unit number | Installed capacity (MW) | Date of commissioning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 210 | 1991 October |
| 2 | 210 | 1992 December | |
| 3 | 210 | 1993 March | |
| 4 | 210 | 1994 March | |
| 2nd | 5 | 490 | 2010 January |
| 6 | 490 | 2010 July | |
| Total | Six | 1820 |
Gas based
The gas for the power plant is sourced from GAIL HBJ Pipeline. It also supports HSD as alternate fuel. The source of water for the power plant is the Upper Ganga Canal.
| Stage | Unit number | Installed capacity (MW) | Date of commissioning | GT / ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 | 130.19 | 1992 March | GT |
| 2 | 130.19 | 1992 May | GT | |
| 3 | 130.19 | 1992 June | GT | |
| 4 | 130.19 | 1992 November | GT | |
| 5 | 154.51 | 1993 February | ST | |
| 6 | 154.51 | 1993 March | ST | |
| Total | six | 829.78 |
The total capacity is 2654.78 MW.
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