Dahanu Thermal Power Station (DTPS) is a coal based

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located at coastal

Dahanu Dahanu (Pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, �əɦaːɳuː is a coastal town and a municipal council in Palghar district of Maharashtra, Maharashtra state in Konkan division. It is located 110 km from Mumbai city and hosts Adani Power’s ...

town in

Palghar district Palghar District (Marathi pronunciation: Help:IPA/Marathi, aːlɡʱəɾ is a Districts of Maharashtra, district in the state of Maharashtra in Konkan Division. The headquarters of the district is the town of Palghar. Other major cities in the ...

in the Indian state of

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It was constructed by BSES Limited (now

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). The power plant operated by Adani Electricity is located on Mumbai-Ahmedabad rail line and is 120 km away from Mumbai and 20 km away from Mumbai-Ahmedabad-Delhi

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. Reliance still owns 90% of the infrasturce.

Capacity

It has an installed capacity of 500 MW (2x250 MW). The power plant was commissioned in 1995 and is commercially producing power since 1996.

References

Coal-fired power stations in Maharashtra Palghar district Reliance Group 1995 establishments in Maharashtra Energy infrastructure completed in 1995 20th-century architecture in India {{India-powerstation-stub