BPSCL Power Plant

Coal-based generating station in Jharkhand, India

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BPSCL Power Plant

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Location| Bokaro, Jharkhand, India
Coordinates| 23°41′10″N 86°05′35″E﻿ / ﻿23.686°N 86.093°E﻿ / 23.686; 86.093
Thermal power station
Primary fuel| Coal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity|

* 338 MW

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BPSCL Power Plant is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Bokaro district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. The power plant is owned by Bokaro Power Supply Company Limited, a joint venture between Steel Authority of India and Damodar Valley Corporation. It supplies power and process steam to Bokaro Steel Plant and surplus power to grid.[1]

The plant's first unit was commissioned in 1982.[2]

## Introduction

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Bokaro Power Supply Company Limited (BPSCL) came into being on 18 September 2001 under Companies Act-1956 as a part of SAIL business reconstruction and restructuring plan and with intent to strengthen its core business activity. SAIL has assigned its entire business as a going concern pertaining to the captive power plant of 302MW capacity having additional capacity of steam generation 660 TPH of BSL by the deed of transfer and assignment of business.

BPSCL became a joint venture of SAIL and DVC on acquisition of shares by DVC and entering a share holder agreement on 25 January 2002 among SAIL, DVC and BPSCL at Kolkata. SAIL and DVC agreed to participate in the equity share capital of BPSCL in 50:50 ratio. Now total capacity is 2180 TPH of steam and 338 MW of power.

## References

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1. ^ "Home". bpscl.com.
2. ^ "Capacity". BPSCL. Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.

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Power stations and organizations of Jharkhand

Power stations|

* Adani Godda Power Station
* Bokaro Thermal Power Station B
* BPSCL Power Plant
* Chandrapura Thermal Power Station
* Jojobera Power Plant
* Koderma Thermal Power Station
* Maithon Gas Turbine Station
* Maithon Power Plant
* Matrishri Usha Jayaswal Mega Power Plant
* North Karanpura Thermal Power Station
* Patratu Thermal Power Station
* Tenughat Thermal Power Station
* Patratu Super Thermal Power Project
* Maithon Dam
* Panchet Dam
* Tilaiya Dam

Organizations|

* Damodar Valley Corporation
* Jharkhand State Electricity Board
* PowerGrid Corporation of India
* Power System Operation Corporation
* Tata Power

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