Renusagar power station

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Renusagar power station is an operating power station of at least 725-megawatts (MW) in Renusagar, Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Renusagar power station	Renusagar, Dudhi, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh, India	24.181093, 82.791279 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 24.181093, 82.791279

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	Operating	coal: bituminous	67.5	subcritical	1968
Unit 10	Operating	coal: bituminous	75	subcritical	2003
Unit 2	Operating	coal: bituminous	67.5	subcritical	1967
Unit 3	Operating	coal: bituminous	74	subcritical	1981
Unit 4	Operating	coal: bituminous	74	subcritical	1983
Unit 5	Operating	coal: bituminous	68	subcritical	1989
Unit 6	Operating	coal: bituminous	74	subcritical	1997
Unit 7	Operating	coal: bituminous	74	subcritical	1998
Unit 8	Operating	coal: bituminous	76.7	subcritical	1998
Unit 9	Operating	coal: bituminous	75	subcritical	2003

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 10	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 7	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 8	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 9	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100%]	Hindalco Industries Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Other Metals & Mining

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): imported

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

The power plant is operated by Hindalco Industries and provides power to the company's smelter (integrated plant) Renukoot for production of aluminium.

Units

The project comprises ten units built from 1968 to 2003.

• Unit 1 - 67.5 MW - 1968
• Unit 2 - 67.5 MW - 1967
• Unit 3 - 74 MW - 1981
• Unit 4 - 74 MW - 1983
• Unit 5 - 68 MW - 1989
• Unit 6 - 74 MW - 1997
• Unit 7 - 74 MW - 1998
• Unit 8 - 76.7 MW - 1998
• Unit 9 - 75 MW - 2003
• Unit 10 - 75 MW - 2003

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Additional data

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