Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) is the

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generation company of the

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state in

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History

Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd has been entrusted with the job of development of power projects under state sector, in the state along with operation and maintenance of state-owned power stations by un-bundling the erstwhile RSEB. The Government of Rajasthan continued the RVUNL under the companies Act 1956 on 19 July 2000. The nigam is playing lead role in giving high priority to the power generation and manifold and rapid development of the state. The chairman and managing director is Shri P. Ramesh.

Generation capacity

The installed capacity of RVUNL was as of December 2018 is 6831 MW.

Thermal

Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Plant Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station is Rajasthan's first super thermal power station. It is located 27 km away from Suratgarh town in Ganganagar Sri Ganganagar is the northernmost city of the Indian state of Rajasthan, near the in ...

- 2820 MW (6x250 MW+660×2MW) *

Kota Super Thermal Power Plant Kota Thermal Power Plant is Rajasthan's first major coal-fired power plant. It is located on the west bank of the Chambal River in Kota. Power plant Kota Thermal Power Station has received Meritories productivity awards during 1984, 1987, 1989, ...

- 1240 MW (2x110, 3x210, 2x195) *

Chhabra Thermal Power Plant Chhabra Thermal Power Plant is one of Rajasthan's coal fired power plants. It is located at Chowki Motipura (Village) of tehsil Chhabra in Rajasthan's Baran district. The planned capacity of power plant is 2320 MW. Installed capacity See als ...

- 1000 MW (4x250 MW) *

Kalisindh Thermal Power Station Kalisindh Thermal Power Station is a 1200Megawatt, MW coal-fired power station located in Rajasthan States and union territories of India, state in western India. It is located 12 km away from Jhalawar town in Jhalawar district. It consists of t ...

- 1200 MW (2x600 MW) *

Giral Lignite Power Plant Giral Lignite Power Plant (GLPL) or Giral Lignite Thermal Power Station (GLTPP) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (RRVUNL). RRVUNL is a state government (Level 2 government in India) owned corporation w ...

- 250 MW (2x125 MW) *

Chhabra Super Critical Power Plant Chhabra is a city and a municipality in Baran district in the state of Rajasthan, India, near to the border with Madhya Pradesh. Chhabra is a historic walled city with a fort. Its name comes from the six gates in the walls. Geography Chhabra is ...

-1320 MW (2×660)

Gas

Dholpur Combined Cycle Power Station Dholpur Combined Cycle Power Station is a gas-based thermal power plant located near Dholpur Dholpur is a city in the Dholpur district in Rajasthan state of India. It is situated on the left bank of the Chambal river. The city is the adm ...

- 330 MW (2x110 MW Gas Turbine, 1x110 MW Steam Turbine) *

Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station commonly abbreviated as RGTPP is a gas-based thermal power plant located at Ramgarh in Jaisalmer district, Rajasthan. This power station is Rajasthan's(RAJSTHAN'S FIRST GAS THERMAL POWER PLANT IS ANTA BARA NTPC ...

- 430 MW (1x35.5 MW GT, 1x37.5 MW GT, 1x37.5 MW ST, 1x110 MW GT,1x50 MW ST are running) whereas 1x160 MW (110 MW GT + 50 MW ST) is under planning stage.

Hydro

* Rana Pratap Sagar Dam - 172 MW (4x43 MW) *

Jawahar Sagar Dam The Jawahar Sagar Dam is the third dam in the series of Chambal Valley Projects on the Chambal River, located 29 km upstream of Kota city and 26 km downstream of Rana Pratap Sagar dam. It is a concrete gravity dam, 45 meters high and ...

- 99 MW (3x33 MW) *

Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam is a dam across the Mahi River. It is situated 16 kilometres from Banswara town in Banswara district Rajasthan, India. The dam was constructed between 1972 and 1983 for the purposes of hydroelectric power generation and ...

- 140 MW (2x25 MW, 2x45 MW)

References

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