Bhusawal Thermal Power Station

The Bhusawal Thermal Power Station is situated 8 km away from Bhusawal city in Maharashtra's Jalgaon district. It's located in Deepnagar, which means City of Lights. This power plant runs on coal and is managed by Mahagenco.

Bhusawal Thermal Power Station
Location within Maharashtra
Country	India
Location	Bhusawal, Jalgaon (district), Maharashtra (state).
Coordinates	21.0438°N 75.8466°E / 21.0438; 75.8466
Status	Operational
Commission date	1968
Operator	Mahagenco
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	3
Nameplate capacity	1210 MW
External links
Website	www.bhusawaltps.in
Source: mahagenco.in

Plant

Bhusawal thermal power station has an installed capacity of 1210 MW.^[1] The first unit was commissioned in 1968. Mahagenco has further contracted BHEL for setting up of sixth unit of rated capacity 660 MW.^[2]

Stage	Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
Stage I	1	62.5	1968 July	Closed
Stage II	2	210	1979 August	Retired
Stage II	3	210	1982 September	Running
Stage III	4	500	2012 November	Running
Stage III	5	500	2014 January	Running
Stage IV	6	660	February 2025	Running

Supply

Coal-based thermal power stations consume large quantities of coal.^[3] For example, the Bhusawal Thermal Power Station consumed 2,400,000 tonnes of coal in 2006–07.^[4] Around 80 per cent of the domestic coal supplies in India are meant for coal based thermal power plants and coal transportation forms 42 per cent of the total freight earnings of Indian railways.^[5]