Koradi Thermal Power Station

Koradi Thermal Power Station (KTPS) is located at Koradi near Nagpur, Maharashtra. The power plant is one of the four major power plants in Vidarbha – a power surplus region of India.

 The power station began operations in 1974 and is one of the nine active power stations operated by Maharashtra State Power Generation Company Limited (MahaGenco), a subsidiary of Government of Maharashtra owned Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB).

 The plant operates 7 units and has a total power generation capacity of 1080 MW.
 A proposed 440 kilovolt high power transmission line from Koradi to Bhusawal would join Nagpur with Mumbai.

KOYNA DAM

The Koyna Dam is one of the largest dams in Maharashtra, India.

 It is a rubble-concrete dam constructed on Koyna River which rises in Mahabaleshwar, a hillstation in Sahyadri ranges.
 It is located in Koyna Nagar, Satara district, nestled in the Western Ghats on the state highway between Chiplun and Karad.
The main purpose of dam is to provide hydroelectricity with some irrigation in neighboring areas.
Today the Koyna Hydroelectric Project is the largest completed hydroelectric power plant in India having a total installed capacity of 1,920 MW.
 Due to its electricity generating potential Koyna river is considered as the 'life line of Maharashtra'.
The spillway of the dam is located at the center. It has 6 radial gates. The dam plays a vital role of flood controlling in monsoon season.
The catchment area dams the Koyna river and forms the Shivasagar Lake which is approximately 50 km  in length. It is one of the largest civil engineering projects commissioned after Indian independence. The Koyna hydro-electric project is run by the Maharashtra State Electricity Board.