Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (RVUNL) is the

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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 - 1240 MW (2x110, 3x210, 2x195) * Chhabra Thermal Power Plant - 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 - 250 MW (2x125 MW) * Chhabra Super Critical Power Plant-1320 MW (2×660)

Gas

* Dholpur Combined Cycle Power Station - 330 MW (2x110 MW Gas Turbine, 1x110 MW Steam Turbine) * Ramgarh Gas Thermal Power Station - 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 - 99 MW (3x33 MW) * Mahi Bajaj Sagar Dam - 140 MW (2x25 MW, 2x45 MW)

References

{{Power Plants of Rajasthan State agencies of Rajasthan Electric-generation companies of India State electricity agencies of India Energy in Rajasthan 2002 establishments in Rajasthan Indian companies established in 2002 Energy companies established in 2002