Lalitpur power project

The Lalitpur power project is a proposed 1980 megawatt coal-fired plant proposed by Bajaj Hindusthan (BHL), a part of the largest Indian sugar and ethanol manufacturing company, the Bajaj Group.

Location
The project will be built near Mirchawar village, Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh. The map below shows the location of Mirchawar, but not the exact location of the plant.

Background
In April 2010 the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation announced that it had signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Bajaj Hindustan. Under the deal Bajaj would build the plant and sell 90% of the power to the state-owned utility and stated that the scheduled commissioning date is 2014.

Project Details
Sponsor: Bajaj Hindusthan Location: Mirchawar village, Lalitpur district, Uttar Pradesh Coordinates: 24.621115, 78.480835 Status: Early development Nameplate capacity: 1980 MW Type: Projected in service: 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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