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The Ghatampur Thermal Power Project is located at
Explanation
The Ghatampur Thermal Power Project is located in the Ghatampur Tehsil of the Kanpur Nagar district in Uttar Pradesh [1]. It is a major coal-based supercritical thermal power plant with a total planned capacity of 1,980 MW, consisting of three units of 660 MW each. The project is a flagship initiative of Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power Limited (NUPPL), which is a joint venture between NLC India Limited (51%) and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (49%). Prime Minister Narendra Modi dedicated Unit-1 of the project to the nation in May 2025. The power generated is primarily intended to meet the electricity demands of Uttar Pradesh, with a portion allocated to Assam. The project site is situated near the villages of Lahurimau and Kasimpur [1].
Sources
- [1] https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/thermal_broad/2024/03/BS_APR_2024.pdf