Chandrapur Industries
Chandrapur Super Thermal Power Station (CSTPS) is the biggest pit head Thermal Power Station of the MSPGCL and the largest in India among all the state Electricity Boards. The power plant, with a capacity of 2340 MW is appoximately 5 km from the city. It is the first ever thermal power plant in India to have commissioned 500 MW Unit(In year 1991-92). Currently there are 4 units of 210 MW and 3 units of 500 MW each.
The mammoth coal mines in an around the city also contribute to the heavy industrialization of the city. These coal mines are administered by WCL(Western Coal-fields Ltd.) The city also boasts of having the largest paper manufacturing unit of Ballarpur Industries Limited (BILT), largest manufacturer and exporter of paper in India, in the adjoining Ballarpur. The city houses various cement factories in its vicinity. Prominent among these are the ones established by Manikgarh Cement, Ulltratech Cement (formerly L&T Cement), Associated Cement Companies (ACC) and Gujarat Ambuja (Maratha Cement Works). Various other major industries include a ferro-manganese and silico-manganese plant of Maharashtra Elektrosmelt Ltd. (MEL), a subsidiary of Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL). The neighbouring Warora region has a manufacturing plant, for electrical household appliances, owned by Videocon. About 6000 small and big scale industries are located at chandrapur.
