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Rihand
Thermal Power Station
Rihand; Thermal Power Station
Official name	Rihand Super Thermal Power Project
Country	India
Location	Renukut, Sonebhadra, UP Sonebhadra, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates	24°01′36″N 82°47′24″E / 24.02667°N 82.79000°E
Status	Operational
Commission date	1988
Construction cost	1033 Crores
Owner	NTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	6×500 MW
Make and model	[NEC of UK]; [Northern Engineering Industries]; BHEL
Nameplate capacity	3000 MW
External links
Website	www.ntpc.co.in
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Rihand Super Thermal Power Project is located at Renukut, Sonebhadra in Sonbhadra district in Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of NTPC Limited.

Power plant

Rihand Super Thermal Power Station has an installed capacity of 3000 MW. The First unit was commissioned in March 1988. The coal for the plant is derived from Amlori and Dudhichua mines. The water source is from Rihand Reservoir which is constructed on Son river.^[1]

Installed capacity

Stage	Unit Number	Installed Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
1st	1	500	1988 1 March	Running
1st	2	500	1989 July	Running
2nd	3	500	2005 January	Running
2nd	4	500	2005 September	Running
3rd	5	500	2012 May ^[2]	Running
3rd	6	500	2013 October	Running ^[3]

NTPC Rihand is situated 75 km away from Renukoot railway station. By personal cab or public transport bus, one can reach Rihand Nagar. Local market outside NTPC township is Bijpur. If one is interested in a bit bigger market, one has to go to Waidhan which is 30 km away from Rihandnagar.