Barsingsar Thermal Power Project

The Barsingar power station project is a 250 megawatt (MW) coal fired power station operated by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC), located at Barsingsar in Bikaner district, Rajasthan state, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of the project.

Background
The first 125 MW was commissioned on June 28, 2010. The second 125 MW was commissioned on January 25, 2011.

Lignite for the power project is being supplied from the Barsingsar Mine, which is owned and operated by NLC. The mine was commissioned in October 2009.

Delays
The company was subject to a financial crunch as a result of delays in commissioning the plant. The first unit was commissioned in 2010, but it was reported that as of of October 2011 the unit had not reached its target output. In its July 2010 annual report, NLC stated that the second unit was scheduled to be commissioned in September 2010, but the second 125 MW was commissioned on January 25, 2011, and a media report in late 2011 stated that "the modification works for the second unit are progressing very slowly." The media report also said the station contractor BHEL was "failing to keep its commitment that it will commence commercial operations of the Barsingar thermal power project by end of September 2011."

Project Details
Sponsor: Neyveli Lignite Corporation Location: near Barsingar (Barsisar), Bikaner district, Rajasthan, India Coordinates: 27.850308, 73.20116 (exact location) Status: Unit 1: operating 2010; Unit 2: operating 2011 Nameplate capacity: Unit 1: 125 MW; Unit 2: 125 MW Type: Projected in service: 2011/2012 Coal Type: Lignite Coal Source: Barsingsar Mine Estimated annual CO2: 2,217,638 Source of financing:

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External resources

 * "Barsingsar Lignite Power Plant", Global Energy Observatory, accessed January 2012.