# Meja Thermal Power Station

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Planned thermal power plant in Uttar Pradesh, India

The Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New and Renewable Energy, Shri Piyush Goyal visiting the Meja Thermal Power Project, 2016

**Meja Thermal Power Station** is an upcoming coal-based thermal power plant located in [Meja Tehsil](/source/Meja_Tehsil) in [Prayagraj district](/source/Prayagraj_district), [Uttar Pradesh](/source/Uttar_Pradesh).[1][2] The power plant is owned by the Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL), a joint venture between [NTPC Limited](/source/NTPC_Limited) and [Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam](/source/Uttar_Pradesh_Rajya_Vidyut_Utpadan_Nigam). The planned capacity of the power plant is 1320 MW (2×660 MW).

## Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant is 1320 MW (2×660 MW).

Stage Unit number power (MW) Date of commissioning Status 1st 1 660 April 2018 Commissioned[3] 1st 2 660 January 2021 Unit commissioned and in service wef 31.01.2022.

## Future expansion

The state government decided in July 2014 to add two more units of 660 MW to the power plant as part of the second stage of the project. Work is yet to start.[4][5]

- [India portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:India)
- [Energy portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Energy)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Meja Thermal Power Project"](https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Meja_Thermal_Power_Project). *Sourcewatch.org*. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Farmers, police clash at Meja thermal power plant"](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/allahabad/Farmers-police-clash-at-Meja-thermal-power-plant/articleshow/31579062.cms). *[The Times of India](/source/The_Times_of_India)*. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["NTPC commissions 660MW unit of Meja project in UP"](https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/ntpc-commissions-660mw-unit-of-meja-project-in-up-118040200673_1.html). *[Business Standard](/source/Business_Standard)*. 2 April 2018. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["States of India"](https://statesofindia.cmie.com/kommon/bin/sr.php?kall=wshreport&nvdt=20140725125012556&nvpc=040000000000&nvtype=INSIGHTS). *[Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy](/source/Centre_for_Monitoring_Indian_Economy)*. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Rawat, Virendra Singh (22 July 2014). ["Akhilesh cabinet okays 3 thermal power units totalling 1,980 mw"](https://www.business-standard.com/article/specials/akhilesh-cabinet-okays-3-thermal-power-units-totalling-1-980-mw-114072200598_1.html). *[Business Standard](/source/Business_Standard)*. Retrieved 26 June 2019.

v t e Power stations and organizations of Uttar Pradesh Power stations Anpara Thermal Power Station Bara Thermal Power Station Feroze Gandhi Unchahar Thermal Power Station Ghatampur Thermal Power Station Jawaharpur Super Thermal Power Station Karchana Thermal Power Station Khurja Super Thermal Power Plant Harduaganj Thermal Power Station Lalitpur Thermal Power Station Meja Thermal Power Station Narora Atomic Power Station NTPC Auraiya NTPC Dadri NTPC Tanda Obra Thermal Power Station Panki Thermal Power Station Parichha Thermal Power Station Renusagar Power Plant Rihand Thermal Power Station Rosa Thermal Power Plant Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station Organizations National Thermal Power Corporation Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Nuclear Power Corporation of India PowerGrid Corporation of India Power System Operation Corporation Related topics Electricity sector in India States of India by installed power capacity Indian states ranking by households having electricity

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