Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project

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Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Khedar, Hisar, Haryana, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Rajiv Gandhi Thermal Power Project	Khedar, Hisar, Hisar, Haryana, India	29.34698, 75.857538 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit I, Unit II: 29.34698, 75.857538

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit I	operating	coal - unknown	600	subcritical	2010	–
Unit II	operating	coal - unknown	600	subcritical	2011	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit I	Haryana Power Generation Co Ltd (HPGCL) [100.0%]
Unit II	Haryana Power Generation Co Ltd (HPGCL) [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): February 20, 2007 – Environmental Clearance

Background

The first unit of 600 MW was completed in 2010 by Haryana Power Generation Company. The second unit was completed in 2011.

Environmental impact

A November 2023 report by the Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) argued that the ongoing air pollution crisis in the New Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) had been made worse by the failure of nine out of 11 coal plants in the region to comply with air pollution standards. Rajiv Gandhi power station reportedly exceeded standards for nitrogen oxides (NOx) and sulphur dioxide (SO2) during the 17-month reporting period from April 2022 to August 2023. After repeatedly postponing emissions compliance deadlines, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change set the power station's NOx compliance deadline for 2024 and its SO2 compliance deadline for 2026.

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