Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station

Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station
Narla Tata Rao Power Station in January 2015
Location of Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Station in Andhra Pradesh
Country	India
Location	Vijayawada, Krishna, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates
Status	Operational
Commission date	Unit 1: November 1, 1979 Unit 2: October 10, 1980 Unit 3: October 5, 1980 Unit 4: August 23, 1990 Unit 5: March 31, 1994 Unit 6: February 24, 1995 Unit 7: April 6, 2009
Operator(s)	APGENCO
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal-fired
Power generation
Units operational	6 X 210 MW 1 X 500 MW
Nameplate capacity	1760.00 MW

Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Plant or Vijayawada Thermal Power Plant is located at Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal-based power plants of APGENCO.

Power Plant

Dr Narla Tata Rao Thermal Power Plant is also known 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 Meritories productivity awards for twenty consecutive years and Incentive award for eight consecutive years.

Capacity

Stage	Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
Stage I	1	210	01-11-1979	Running. Planned to phase out.
Stage I	2	210	10-10-1980	Running. Planned to phase out.
Stage II	3	210	05-10-1989	Running
Stage II	4	210	23-08-1990	Running
Stage III	5	210	31-03-1994	Running
Stage III	6	210	24-02-1995	Running
Stage IV	7	500	06-04-2009	Running
Stage V	8	800	to start	EPC contracted to BHEL.