Harduaganj Thermal Power Station
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Harduaganj Thermal Power Station is located at Qasimpur Power House Colony
Qasimpur Power House Colony
Kasimpur Power House Colony कासिमपुर पावर हाउस कालोनी is a census town in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.It was established for the employees of Harduaganj Thermal Power Station...

& 1km. distance from Harduaganj Railway Station at Harduaganj
Harduaganj
Harduaganj is a town and a nagar panchayat in Aligarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It also is home to the 500 MW Harduaganj Thermal Power Station.There are many famous temples like Dauji Mandir,Shri Rameswar Mandir etc....

 in Aligarh district
Aligarh District
Aligarh District is a district in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. Its district seat is located in the city of Aligarh .The Aligarh District belongs to Aligarh Division...

 in the Indian state of Uttar pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

 , about 18 km from Aligarh. Construction of the plant started in 2006, and its Unit number-8 became operational in July 2011.

Operations

The plant has three stages, having 7 units. Seven existing units at Harduaganj of capacity ranging between 50 MW to 110 MW were over three decade old and all are closed now. The machinery is from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The coal for all these units is fed from the coal mines of BCCL, ECL by means of the railways.
This place is also known as Kasimpur Power House . It has two colonies for the employee resident ,old colony and new colony and a main market known as dus dukan

The Uttar Pradesh government has deferred plans for setting up the 500 MW units, at Harduaganj

In 2008, Unit-5, lying defunct since 1999, and renovated at a cost of 33 crore started generating power once again.

Capacity

Harduaganj Thermal Power Station has a capacity of 460 MW.

2 Units of 50 MW capacity

2 Units of 55 MW capacity

2 Units of 60 MW capacity

1 Unit of 110 MW capacity

Proposed unit of about 500 MW capicity
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