Solapur Super Thermal Power Project

Solapur Super Thermal Power Project is under construction power project erected at Fatatewadi and Aherwadi village in South Solapur taluk in Solapur district of Maharashtra. The Solapur project is one among the coal based power plants of NTPCL Limited. Its planned capacity is 1320 Mega Watt (2x660 Mega Watt). The first unit of Solapur Super Thermal power station was commissioned in 2017. Later on April 2017, the first Unit was commissioned. The second Unit is planned for commission in 2018 later it is push to 2019

At the beginning stage of construction of this power plant, environmental clearance is made on December 2010. Till then the project was under construction. Several Protests are made by hundreds of farmers and land owners to give them decent compensation from NTPC for their lands acquired for constructing the power station. Government deployed around 150 policemen to the construction site to defend the protest. The construction place is spread across 2000 acres of land. The place is declared as prohibited area according to the Official Secrets Acts.

Solapur Super Thermal Power Project is commissioned in 2017 April. It has an approved capacity of 1320 Megawatt. Unit 1 is installed with a capacity of 660 Megawatt, whereas Unit 2 is under construction. The status of Unit 1 is operational, whereas Unit 2 is Under Construction. The source of coal for the generation of power is Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited. The source of water is from Ujjani Dam on Bhima River. The primary fuel used for the generation of power is Coal. The Solapur Super Thermal Power Station is owned and run by the National Thermal Power Corporation Limited. The beneficiary states of this power plant are Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka. The approved Investment of this type of supercritical power plant is INR 10,000 Crore. There are two units in Operation and they are Unit 1 and Unit 2. Unit 1 is commissioned in 2017 April with an approved capacity of 660 Megawatt, whereas the Unit 2 is under construction with an approved capacity of 660 Megawatt. Unit 2 is planned to commission in 2018/2019.The nameplate capacity of this Solapur power station is 1320 Megawatt (2 x 660 Megawatt). The start year of functioning is 2017 for first unit and it would be 2019 for second unit.

How to Reach: Solapur Super Thermal Power Station can be easily accessed by Air, Train and Bus. Transport Buses are available throughout the day from Fatetewadi and Aherwadi village to Solapur. From Solapur, you would get long route buses, trains and flights. Solapur Railway Station is the nearest railway station and Solapur Airport is the nearest Airport. People can visit this power station during daytime. Usually students and researchers visit this site as a part of their project or education reference.

Project Details:

  • Project – Solapur Super Thermal Power Project
  • Commission Date – 2017 April
  • Approved Capacity in MW – 1320 Megawatt
  • Installation Capacity in MW – 660 Megawatt
  • Status –Unit 1 – Operational, Unit 2 – Under Construction
  • Coal Source – Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited
  • Water Source - Ujjani Dam on Bhima River
  • Primary Fuel – Coal
  • Owner – National Thermal Power Corporation Limited
  • Address – Fatatewadi and Aherwadi village
  • District – Solapur
  • State – Maharashtra, Goa and Karnataka
  • Contact Number – 217 - 2252501
  • Website – www.ntpc.co.in
  • Beneficiary States – Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Madhya Pradesh
  • Approved Investment – INR 10,000 Crore
  • Type – Super Critical
  • Name Plate Capacity – 1320 Megawatt (2 x 660 Megawatt)
  • Start Year of functioning – 2017 (Unit 1) and 2019 (Unit 2)
  • Unit Sizes – 1320 Megawatt (2 x 660 Megawatt)
  • Units Operational – 2
  • Unit Commissioned –

Unit 1 – 660 Megawatt – 2017 April - Commissioned

Unit 2 – 660 Megawatt – Under Construction