Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station (original) (raw)

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Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station
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Country India
Location Kadapa, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates 14°42′N 78°28′E / 14.70°N 78.46°E / 14.70; 78.46
Status Operational
Commission date Unit 1: 31 March 1994Unit 2: 25 February 1995Unit 3: 25 January 2007Unit 4: 20 November 2007Unit 5: 14 March 2018
Operator APGENCO
Thermal power station
Primary fuel Coal
Power generation
Units operational 5 X 210 MW and 1 × 600 MW
Nameplate capacity 1650 MW
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Rayalaseema Thermal Power Station is located at Yerraguntla (Md) in Kadapa(Dist) in Andhra Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of APGENCO.[1]

The Thermal Power Station has a capacity of 1650 MW; 5 units of 210 MW each and 1 units of 600 MW.

Phase Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
I 2X210 1994 Commissioned
II 2X210 2007 Commissioned
III 1X210 2010 Commissioned
IV 1X600 2018 Commissioned

Rayalaseema in 2022

Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant was developed under 3 stages namely stage I, II, III and IV. The station is performing well in the recent years by achieving high plant load factor. It stood first in country during 1998–99, 2002–03, 2003–04 and second during 1999–2000, 2001–02.[2]The station has received Meritorious productivity awards for six consecutive years and Incentive award for seven consecutive years.[1] BHEL commissioned stage IV unit 1x600MW in March 2018 leading to total installed capacity of RTPP to 1650MW.[3]

  1. ^ a b "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 January 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2012.{{[cite web](/wiki/Template:Cite%5Fweb "Template:Cite web")}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Rayalaseema Thermal Power Plant". Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd. Retrieved 19 August 2010.
  3. ^ "BHEL commissions 600 Megawatt thermal power plant in Andhra Pradesh - ET EnergyWorld".