Bara Thermal Power Project

Bara Thermal Power Project is a 3300 megawatt project being built by Jaiprakash Power Ventures, a power generation subsidiary of the privately owned Jaypee Group, a major Indian infrastructure company with interests in Civil Engineering and Construction, Cement, Power, Real Estate, Expressways, Hospitality, Golf Courses and Education.

Location
The project is proposed to be built at Bara tehsil (village Karchhana) in the Allahabad district of Uttar Pradesh, India. The aerial photograph below shows the location of the project as identified in the Environmental Clearance.

Background
The project comprises 5 x 660 MW units. Phase 1, comprising three of the units, is slated to be commissioned in 2015. JPV bought the Prayagraj Power Generation Company, a special purpose project company created by the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation to build the Bara project on a 'build, own, operate' basis.

According to the 2010/2011 annual report, the company was in possession of the 778 hectares needed for the project and had received the necessary environmental clearance, water linkage, and coal linkage. Boiler foundations were completed and other construction works was underway. Financial closure had been achieved.

June 2011: "We have no option but to beg for our lands, but begging is also a crime"
In June 2011, farmers protested the plant by staging a mass public begging, to dramatize that if the plant is built the loss of their land will leave them with no option other than begging. In footage broadcast by CVB News Service, Raj Bahadur Patel, a leader of the farmers, said, "The government acquired our lands without following the policy of land acquisition. We have been protesting for 300 days. The administration has said they will not do anything in the matter. We have appealed to the government to give us our lands as they are our source of livelihood. The farmers along with their families participated in the flag march today." Another leader, Arvind Patel, said, "We have no option but to beg for our lands, but this government says that begging is also a crime.

It was reported in February 2011 that villagers ransacked and damaged property at the site for the Bara Thermal Power Project. The protesters had reportedly inflicted damage worth Rs 1 crore.

Project Details
Sponsor: Jaiprakash Power Ventures Location: Karchhana village, Bara tehsil, Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh Coordinates: 25.190556, 82.019722 Status: Phase I - under construction; Phase II - proposed Nameplate capacity: Phase I - 1980 MW (3 x 660 MW); Phase II - 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW) Type: Projected in service: Phase I - 2015 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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