Bhagalpur power station

The Bhagalpur power station project is a 1320 megawatt (MW) coal fired power station to be built near the village of Saraidaha & Mohulpahari, Block Shikaripara & Raneshwar, in Dumka District, Jharkhand, India.

Background
While the details on the proposal are not well known, one source states that the project would be co-located with an identically sized plant to be built by Jindal Steel & Power. The website states that "a common Coal Handling Plant will be located at 1.5 km and common Ash Pond will be located at about 5.5 km away from the plant site. A single location water reservoir will cater to both the plants. The captive power plant is for captive power requirement for the Integrated Steel Plants of capacities 6.0 MTPA and 5.0 MTPA located at Balkudra and Asanboni respectively. Coal requirement will be about 7.0 MTPA. Coal Block located about 13 kms away has been allotted jointly at Aamrkonda ? Murgadangal Coal Block, which has a reserve of 410.0 MT. Coal transportation from mine to CHP will be through conveyor system over a distance of about 13 km. Water will be obtained from Brahmini and Dwarika River for JSPL and from Brahmini River for  GPL."

In an additional report, it is stated that the plant will begin operation in 2014 and that Ganga Power & Natural Resources (GPNR) Ltd signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) for setting up a super critical thermal power project (2×660 MW) at Pirpainty in Bhagalpur district.

Project Details
Sponsor: Ganga Power and Natural Resources Location: Jharkhand Coordinates: Status: Development Nameplate capacity: 1320 MW Type: Projected in service: 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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