Question

Harduaganj Thermal Power station is located in______
A. Tamil Nadu
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Punjab
D. West Bengal

Answer 1

Hint: Thermal energy refers to the energy produced when an object or substance releases heat due to continuous motion or movement. In a thermal power plant this heat energy is converted to electricity. India's first thermal power plant is the Hussain Sagar Thermal Power Plant in Hyderabad.

Complete answer: The Harduaganj Thermal Power Plant is a thermal plant in Kasimpur Power House Colony, only a kilometer away from Harduaganj Train Station, which is around 18 kilometers from the city of Aligarh and 105 km from Agra, in Harduaganj, Aligarh District, Uttar Pradesh, India. It was established in Aligarh district; the old one is the Sumera hydroelectric power plant located in the Aligarh region. The coal that is used in this power plant comes from coal mines owned by BCCL and ECL and transported to the power plant by rail. The plant has three phases, the first two phases with 7 unit capacities between 30 MW and 55 MW are over 30 years old and are now all closed. The machine in the unit currently in operation is from Bharat Heavy Electricals. Coal in all these units is sourced from the coal mines of Bharat Coking Coal Limited and Eastern Coalfields Limited via railroad, there are two colonies for the staff residents. In 2008, Unit 5 with a capacity of 60 MW dysfunctional since 1999, was converted and repaired at a cost of 33 crore and began to produce electricity once again. The same unit has been closed since 2017 and has been removed from the production capacity of UPRVUNL.

Thus, The correct answer is Option B.

Note: India acquires most of its power through thermal power. Almost 75% of the energy consumed by India comes from that of thermal power sources. The other name for Thermal power stations is steam power stations as they produce steam.