Hinduja National Thermal Power Station, Vizag is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Palavalasa village in
Visakhapatnam district,
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh (ISO 15919, ISO: , , AP) is a States and union territories of India, state on the East Coast of India, east coast of southern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, seventh-largest state and th ...
. The power plant is owned by Hinduja National Power Company Limited, a subsidiary of the
Hinduja Group
Hinduja Group is an Indian Conglomerate (company), conglomerate. The group is present in eleven sectors including automotive, oil and specialty chemicals, banking and finance, IT and ITeS, cyber security, healthcare, trading, infrastructure proj ...
.
The power plant is located on the coast of the Bay of Bengal and it uses sea water for cooling purpose.
Capacity
The planned capacity of the power plant in 1040 MW (2x520 MW)
References
External links
Vizag Thermal Power Stationat
SourceWatch
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History
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Coal-fired power stations in Andhra Pradesh
Buildings and structures in Visakhapatnam district
2015 establishments in Andhra Pradesh
Energy infrastructure completed in 2015