KTPS is located on the northern side of Nagpur and is spread across an area of 30,337 km2. Coal for KTPS comes from various nearby collieries of Western Coalfields Limited located at Silewara, Pipla, Patansavangi, Kamptee, Inder, Walni, Gondegaon and Saoner. These are at an average distance of away. The plant approximately requires 16,000 to 17,000 tonnes of coal per day. showing Koradi The water for KTPS comes from water reservoir of nearby Totaladohhydroelectric power station. Also, Nagpur Municipal Corporation provides treated water from its sewage treatment plant. According to MSEB, the average unit cost of power generation at KTPS is 6.28 paise/kWh at 70 percent load factor while it is 13.52 paise/kWh at 25 percent load factor. The average cost for transmitting this power to Mumbai is 1.26 paise/kWh. Since its commissioning, KTPS saw expansion in stages. First unit of 115 MW began in 1974. Later, three more units each of 115 MW, were added between 1975 and 1976 while 200 MW unit was added in 1978. The Project Managers for construction of 200/210 MW units were Sri P.S. Khirwadkar followed by Sri C.N.Swamy. Two more units, of 210 MW each, between 1982 and 1983. Major developments were undertaken by Ashok R Agrawal who developed the Power Plant. MSEB has finalized further expansion by increasing the capacity of 3 units to 660 MW thereby taking the total capacity of KTPS to 1560 MW. The work is expected to finish by 2014. Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited is expected to get equity participation by supplying important equipments in the expansion plan. In order to reduce air pollution the plant's units are equipped with electrostatic precipitators.
Capacity
MAHAGENCO has already decided to close Unit 5 and 6 and eventually also stop unit 7. All these units are more than 30 years old and producing with poor load factor.
Thermal Power Research Center
The Central Power Research Institute of Government of India, which serves as regulating body for testing of instruments and uploading of licenses in India, is going to set up a Thermal Research Centre at Koradi. However, the KTPS expansion plans have created a problems in land acquisition for TRC.
Disruptions
On February 27, 2005, a major fire broke out at KTPS and had to be shut down causing blackouts in most districts of Marathawada. In May 2007, the power plant was shut down due a strike by workers.
