LIST OF POWER PLANTS IN GUJARAT

SUBMITTED BY
ROHAN PRAJAPATI (16BE02D085)

POWER PLANT:
A power station, also referred to as a power plant or powerhouse and sometimes generating
station or generating plant, is an industrial facility for the generation of electric power. Most
power stations contain one or more generators, a rotating machine that converts mechanical
power into electrical power. The relative motion between a magnetic field and
a conductor creates an electrical current. The energy source harnessed to turn the generator
varies widely. Most power stations in the world burn fossil fuels such as coal, oil, and natural
gas to generate electricity. Others use nuclear power, but there is an increasing use of
cleaner renewable sources such as solar, wind, wave and hydroelectric.

TYPES OF POWER PLANTS:

- Thermal energy generated from:
 fossil fuels:
- coal
- petroleum
- natural gas
 solar thermal energy
 geothermal energy
 nuclear energy
 Potential energy from falling water in a hydroelectric facility
 Wind energy
 Solar electric from solar (photovoltaic) cells
 Chemical energy from:
- fuel cells
- batteries

1. Thermal power plant.

2. Nuclear power plant.
3. Hydroelectric power plant.
4. Gas based power plant.
 1. THERMAL POWER PLANT

A thermal power station also called combustion power plant, they operate with energy
produced by a steam boiler fueled by coal, natural gas, heating oil, as well as by biomass. The
steam activates a turbine which, in turn, drives an alternator to produce electricity.
2. NUCLEAR POWER PLANT
A nuclear power plant or nuclear power station is a thermal power station in which the heat
source is a nuclear reactor. As it is typical of thermal power stations, heat is used to generate
steam that drives a steam turbine connected to a generator that produces electricity.

Unit Type Gross MW Construction Start Operation Start

Phase 1
Kakrapar 1 PHWR 220 1 Dec 1984 6 May 1993
Kakrapar 2 PHWR 220 1 April 1985 1 Sept 1995
Phase 2
Kakrapar 3 PHWR 700 22 Nov 2010 2018
Kakrapar 4 PHWR 700 22 Nov 2010 2018

3. HYDRO ELECTRIC POWER PLANT

Hydropower plants capture the energy of falling water to generate electricity. A turbine
converts the kinetic energy of falling water into mechanical energy. Then a generator
converts the mechanical energy from the turbine into electrical energy.

Name of Power Station Fuel Capacity in MW

Ukai hydro Hydro 305
Kadana hydro Hydro 240
Panam hydro Hydro 2
4. CO-GENERATION POWER PLANT:

Name of Power Station Fuel Capacity in MW

Dhuvaran Gas Based – Stage 1 Gas 107
Dhuvaran Gas Based – Stage 2 Gas 112
Dhuvaran Expansion Gas 376