Joppa Steam Power Plant is a 1,099.8MW coal fired power project. It is located in Illinois, the US. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in August 1953.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 1,099.8 | 1,099.8 | – | Active | Illinois, the US |
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Description
Vistra and Kentucky Utilities are currently owning the project having ownership stake of 80% and 20% respectively.
It is a steam turbine power plant that is used for Baseload. The power plant run on dual-fuel. The primary fuel being used to power the plant is subbituminous. In case of shortage of subbituminous the plant can also run on Natural Gas. The fuel is procured from Trunkline.
The project generated 6,563,959MWh of electricity.
Development Status

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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in August 1953.
Contractors Involved
GE Power was selected as the turbine supplier for the Coal fired project. The company provided 6 steam turbines, each with 183.3MW nameplate capacity.
GE Power supplied electric generator for the project.
GE Power supplied steam boiler for the project.
Methodology
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