Ukai Thermal Power Station
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 Location of Ukai Thermal Power Station in Gujarat
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| Country | India |
| Location | Ukai, Tapi, Gujarat |
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| Status | Operational |
| Commission date | Unit 1: March 1976 Unit 2: June 1976 Unit 3: January 1979 Unit 4: September 1979 |
| Operator(s) | GSECL |
| Thermal power station | |
| Primary fuel | Coal-fired |
| Power generation | |
| Units operational | 2 X 120 MW 2 X 200 MW 1 X 210 MW |
| Nameplate capacity | 850 MW |
| Website http://gsecl.in/ |
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Ukai Thermal Power Station of the Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited, India, is a power station with an installed capacity of 850 MW. It is one of Gujarat's major coal-fired power plants, located on the bank of the Tapi river.
Power plant
Ukai Thermal Power Station is located on the banks of the Tapi because of the water resources, along with the hydro electric power plant with the same name.[1] Ukai TPS Unit-1 is the first power station unit in India with a capacity more than 100 MW.
Installed capacity
| Stage | Unit number | Installed capacity (MW) | Date of commissioning | Status |
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| Stage I | 1 | 120 | March 1976 | Running |
| Stage I | 2 | 120 | June, 1976 | Running |
| Stage I | 3 | 200 | January 1979 | Running |
| Stage I | 4 | 200 | September, 1979 | Running |
| Stage I | 5 | 210 | January 1985 | Running |
STEGE I || 6 || 500 || 2013 || Running
Ukai TPS unit-6 is under construction of 500 MW capacity and planned to COD during 2012-13. It will be the first unit in GSECL having a capacity more than 500 MW.
Transport
It is on the Jalgaon-Surat branch line of Western Railway. Coal-based thermal power stations consume large quantities of coal.[2] For example, the Ukai Thermal Power Station consumed 3,200,000 tonnes of coal in 2006-07.[3] Around 80 per cent of the domestic coal supplies in India are meant for coal based thermal power plants and coal transportation forms 42 per cent of the total freight earnings of Indian railways.[4]
References
See also
- Gandhinagar Thermal Power Station
- Wanakbori Thermal Power Station
- Sikka Thermal Power Station
- Dhuvaran Thermal Power Station
- Kutch Thermal Power Station
- Gujarat State Electricity Corporation Limited
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