Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant
9°14′20″N 76°25′49″E / 9.23889°N 76.43028°E / 9.23889; 76.43028
Unit 2: February 1999
Unit 3: October 1999
1 X 120 MW
1,400 MW (Planned)
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The Rajiv Gandhi Combined Cycle Power Plant or Kayamkulam Therkal Power Plant (also known as Rajiv Gandhi CCPP) is a combined cycle power plant located at shore of Kayamkulam Lake in Choolatheruvu, Muthukulam in Alappuzha district, Kerala, India. The power plant is owned by NTPC Limited. The power plant is fueled by imported and indigenous naphtha. Source of the cooling water is Achankovil river at Nalukettumkavala in Pallipad.
Capacity
Stage | Unit Number | Installed Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | GT / ST |
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1st | 1 | 115 | 1998 November | GT |
1st | 2 | 115 | 1999 February | GT |
1st | 3 | 120 | 1999 October | ST |
Total | Three | 350 |
There is a plan to expand the plant by three units with capacity of 350 MW each. New units would be fueled by re-gasified liquefied natural gas.[1] [2]
See also
References
External links
- NTPC Kayamkulam
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