Korba Thermal power station

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Korba Thermal power station is a retired power station in Korba, Chhattisgarh, India. It is also known as Korba East power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Korba Thermal power station Korba, Korba, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India 22.383369, 82.719496 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 22.383369, 82.719496

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal - bituminous 50 subcritical 1966 2019
Unit 2 retired coal - bituminous 50 subcritical 1967 2019
Unit 3 retired coal - bituminous 50 subcritical 1968 2019
Unit 4 retired coal - bituminous 50 subcritical 1968 2019
Unit 5 retired coal - bituminous 120 subcritical 1976 2021
Unit 6 retired coal - bituminous 120 subcritical 1981 2021

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd (CSPGCL) [100.0%]
Unit 2 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd (CSPGCL) [100.0%]
Unit 3 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd (CSPGCL) [100.0%]
Unit 4 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd (CSPGCL) [100.0%]
Unit 5 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd (CSPGCL) [100.0%]
Unit 6 Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Co Ltd (CSPGCL) [100.0%]

Background

The Korba Thermal Power Station was owned and operated by the Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company, a publicly owned generation utility formed in 2009 as a result of the restructuring of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board. Initially constructed in the 1960s, it added two 120 MW units in the 1970s and 1980s.[1]

In 2017 and 2018, operations at four 50 MW units were suspended due to high production and maintenance costs, and environment hazards. In 2019, the state cabinet decided to permanently shut down the units.[2]

The remaining units retired in January 2021.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Korba Thermal Power Station - Wikipedia". en.wikipedia.org. Retrieved 2021-06-22.
  2. R Krishna Das (July 23, 2019). "Chhattisgarh to shut down its first power plant over viability issues". Business Standard. Retrieved 2021-06-22.

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