Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station

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Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 610-megawatts (MW) in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, India 23.249722, 72.673889 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: 23.249722, 72.673889

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal - bituminous 120 subcritical 1977 2017
Unit 2 retired coal - bituminous 120 subcritical 1977 2017
Unit 3 operating coal - bituminous 200 subcritical 1990
Unit 4 operating coal - bituminous 200 subcritical 1991
Unit 5 operating coal - bituminous 210 subcritical 1998

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd (GSECL) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd (GSECL) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd (GSECL) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd (GSECL) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Gujarat State Electricity Corp Ltd (GSECL) [100.0%]

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

The 630 MW coal-fired power station is owned by Gujarat State Electricity Corporation and its units were started up between 1977 and 1998.[1]

Installed Capacity

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Comisioning Status
Stage I 1 120 March 1977 Retired
Stage I 2 120 April 1977 Retired
Stage II 3 210 March 1990 Running
Stage II 4 210 July 1991 Running
Stage II 5 210 March 1998 Running

Retirement of units 1-2

Units 1-2 have been offline since 2012, and were formally retired in 2017.[2]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Gujarat State Electricity Corporation, "GSECL: About Us", Gujarat State Electricity Corporation website, accessed February 2012.
  2. "Proposal of retirement of 2*120 MW Unit NO 1 & 2 of Gandhinagar TPS- regarding," India CEA, Jan 12, 2017

Additional data

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