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Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station

Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station

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Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station or Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant is located at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. It is named after, Narla Tata Rao, the erstwhile chairman of the Andhra Pradesh State Electricity board. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of APGENCO. It is well placed between Ibrahimpatnam and Kondapalli villages.[1]

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Power Plant

Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Plant is also known as Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant. It was developed under 4 stages, with the project cost of Rs 193 Crores and Rs 511 Crores respectively.

Again with an investment of RS 840 Crores 2 units were commissioned under III Stage.

The seventh unit of 500 MW was commissioned in 2009.

The station stood first in country during 94–95, 95–96, 96–97, 97-98 and 2001-02 by achieving the highest plant load factor.

The station has received many prestigious awards from various organisations. The station has received Meritorious Productivity Awards for 21 consecutive years and Incentive awards for 12 consecutive years.[2]

Capacity

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    Voice, Amaravati. "Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station (VTPS)". www.amaravativoice.com. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  2. [2]
    "Dr. Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station". Andhra Pradesh Generation Corporation Limited. Archived from the original on 14 January 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
  3. [3]
    "NTTPS to start 800 mw project works by July". The Hans India. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  4. [4]
    "BHEL secures Two Orders for setting up Thermal Power Projects comprising India's Highest Rating 800 MW Supercritical Sets". Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. 6 November 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2018.


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