Obra Thermal Power Station


Obra Gajrajnagar is located in Sonbhadra district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, about from Chopan Railway Station and about from Varanasi. The power plant is owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam

Operations

There are thirteen functioning units, all of which are coal-fired thermal power stations. The machinery for the most of the units are from Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited. The last unit of 200 MW was commissioned in 1982.

Capacity

Obra Thermal Power Station has a generating capacity of 1288 MW and an auxiliary bus charged from 3*33 mW hydro power plant. Constructions have been underway to add two units of 660 MW each to the power plant.
StageInstalled Capacity Date of CommissioningStatus
1501967 AugustDeleted since 2017
2501968 MarchDeleted
3501968 OctoberDeleted
4501969 JulyDeleted
5501971 JulyDeleted
61001973 OctoberDeleted
71001974 DecemberDeleted
81001976 JanuaryDeleted
92001980 MarchRunning
102001979 MarchRunning
112001978 MarchRunning
122001981 MayRunning
132001982 JulyRunning
14660Under construction. Expected commissioning in March 2021.
15660Under construction. Expected commissioning in June 2021.