Badarpur Thermal Power Station

Badarpur Thermal Power Station
Aerial view of Badarpur Thermal Power Station
Map
CountryIndia
LocationMathura Road, Badarpur, Delhi
Coordinates28°30′20″N 77°18′25″E / 28.50556°N 77.30694°E / 28.50556; 77.30694
StatusPermanently Closed[1]
Commission date1973
Decommission date
  • 15 October 2018
OperatorNTPC
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational5
Nameplate capacity705 MW
External links
Websitewww.ntpc.co.in

Badarpur Thermal Power Station was a Power Station located at Badarpur area in NCT Delhi. The power plant was one of the coal based power plants of NTPC. The National Power Training Institute (NPTI) for North India Region under Ministry of Power, Government of India was established at Badarpur in 1974, within the Badarpur Thermal power plant (BTPS) complex.[2] The power plant permanently shut down on 15 October 2018.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Badarpur thermal plant shut for good | Delhi News - Times of India".
  2. ^ "Our Institutes". National Power Training Institute website. Archived from the original on 26 July 2011. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
  3. ^ Goswami, Sweta (5 October 2018). "Badarpur thermal plant, Delhi's biggest power generator, to shut down from October 15". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 21 April 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2018.
  4. ^ Shrangi, Vatsala (16 October 2018). "Badarpur power plant shut, action plan to tackle air pollution in Delhi-NCR comes into force". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 10 November 2018.