Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant

Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant is located at Yamuna Nagar district in the indian state of Haryana. It is commissioned in 14 April 2008. The approved capacity of the thermal power plant is 600 Megawatt. The installed capacity is also 600 Megawatt. The status of the thermal power plant is Operational. The Source of coal for the generation of power in the thermal power plant is from Central coal fields. The primary fuel used is Coal. The type of power plant is Super Critical. The Engineering, Procurement and Construction Contractor of the power plant is Reliance Energy Ltd, Noida and the EPC cost is estimated to be Rs 2400 crore. The available land for the thermal power plant is around 1107 acres.

The supplier of Boiler, Turbine and Generator for the power plant is by the M/s Shanghai Electric Corporation of China. The owner and operator of the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant is Haryana Power Generation Corporation. The beneficiary states of this power plant are Haryana and its nearby states. The unit sizes of the Thermal Power Plant is 600 Megawatt (300 Megawatt x 2 units). There are two units in Operation. They are Unit 1 and Unit 2.

In Stage 1, both the first and second units are commissioned. The first unit is commissioned in 14 April 2008 with an installed capacity of 300 Megawatt. Similarly the second unit is commissioned in 24 June 2008 with an installed capacity of 300 Megawatt. The synchronization of the power plant for 300 Megawatt of Unit 1 is done in 13 November 2007. Also the synchronization of the power plant for 300 Megawatt of Unit 2 is done in 29 March 2008.The equity contribution of the power project would be by State Government and Power Finance Corporation. State Government is backing 20% equity for the project and the remaining 80% has been contributed by the Power Finance Corporation (PFC). M/s Reliance Energy Ltd, Noida was awarded as the developer of first power project in the state.

How to Reach: Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant is located at Rattanpur village in the district of Yamuna Nagar in Haryana, India. You can arrive this thermal power station via Road, Rail or Air. By Road, you can travel by transport buses, taxi services or by auto rickshaws. You will get taxi vehicles from the nearest towns or cities to the Thermal Power Station. Yamuna Nagar Railway Station is the nearest well-connected Railway Station. There is no airport in the city of Yamuna Nagar. So the nearest International Airport is Shaheed Bhagat Singh International Airport of Chandigarh, which is just 100 kilometer away from Yamuna Nagar. It is well connected to the other major cities of the country like Amritsar, Lucknow, New Delhi, Mohali, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Shimla, Jaipur and Leh.

  • Project – Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Power Plant
  • Commission Date – April 2008
  • Approved Capacity in MW – 600 Megawatt
  • Installed Capacity in MW – 600 Megawatt
  • Status - Operational
  • Coal Source – Central coal fields.
  • Water Source –
  • Primary Fuel – Coal
  • Coal Type -
  • Type – Super Critical
  • EPC Contractor – M/s Reliance Energy Ltd, Noida
  • EPC Cost - Rs.2400 crore
  • Boiler Supplier - M/s Shanghai Electric Corporation, China.
  • Turbine Supplier - M/s Shanghai Electric Corporation, China.
  • Generator Supplier - M/s Shanghai Electric Corporation, China.
  • Available Land -1107 acres
  • Owner – Haryana Power Generation Corporation
  • Address – Rattanpur village, Yamuna Nagar district, Haryana
  • District – Yamuna Nagar
  • State – Haryana
  • Contact Number - 01732-298500
  • Email –
  • Fax – 01732-298501
  • Website – hpgcl.org.in
  • Beneficiary States – Haryana and its nearby states
  • Approved Investment -
  • Unit Sizes – 600 Megawatt (300 Megawatt x 2 units)
  • Units Operational – 2
  • Unit Commissioned –

Stage 1 - Unit 1 – 300 Megawatt – 14 April 2008

Stage 1 - Unit 2 – 300 Megawatt – 24 June 2008