Bongaigaon Power Plant is a 750MW coal fired power project. It is located in Assam, India. The project is currently active. It has been developed in multiple phases. Post completion of construction, the project got commissioned in April 2016.
Project Type | Total Capacity (MW) | Active Capacity (MW) | Pipeline Capacity (MW) | Project Status | Project Location | Project Developer | Thermal | 750 | 750 | – | Active | Assam, India | NTPC |
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Description
The project is developed and owned by NTPC.
It is a Steam Turbine power plant. The fuel is procured from Margarita-Makuma Mines, Eastern Coalfields Limited, North East Coalfields and Central Coalfields Limited.
The project cost is $976.556m.
Development Status

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By GlobalDataThe project got commissioned in April 2016.
Power Purchase Agreement
The power generated from the project is sold to Assam Power Distribution under a power purchase agreement with a contracted capacity is 381MW.
Contractors Involved
Bharat Heavy Electricals was selected to render EPC services for the coal fired power project.
Bharat Heavy Electricals was selected as the turbine supplier for the Coal fired project.
Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied electric generator for the project.
Bharat Heavy Electricals supplied steam boiler for the project.
About NTPC
NTPC Ltd (NTPC) is an energy conglomerate. It has presence in the entire value chain of the power generation business. The company produces electricity and sells that to state power utilities on wholesale basis. NTPC generates electric power using the coal, gas, liquid fuel, hydro and renewable sources. It has interests in various power plants under development and implementation stages. The company also provides consultancy, project management and supervision; holds interests in coal mining blocks; and carries out energy trading, oil and gas exploration, training of power professionals, rural electrification, ash utilisation and coal mining. NTPC is headquartered in New Delhi, India.
Methodology
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