RAMAGUNDAM THERMAL I

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The Ramagundam Thermal Power Project consists of construction of the first 600 MW of capacity in the Ramagundam thermal power station, together with ancillary equipment and related works and 400 kV transmission facilities to convey bulk power to recipient SEBs. The power station will be constructed in the vicinity of the South Godavari coal fields in the State of Andhra Pradesh. Its generation capacity is expected to reach 2,100 MW -- comprising three 200 MW and three 500 MW generating units -- by July 1987. The first 200 MW unit is expected to be commissioned by July 1, 1983, and the commissioning of the remaining two 200 MW units will follow at six-month intervals. The principal components of the project include civil works; three 200 MW turbo-generating units and three 680 tonnes-per-hour boilers, complete with all auxiliaries, and ancillary electrical and mechanical equipment; coal transportation and handling equipment; and about 1,200 km of 400 kV transmission line, together with associated equipment.