Bargarh power station

The Bargarh power project is a proposed 600 megawatt coal-fired power station for construction in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location
The project is proposed to be built near the village of Bargarh, in Mau Taluk, in Chitrakoot District, in Uttar Pradesh. The map below shows the location of Bargarh village but not the exact location of the project.

Background
The plant is to be completed by 2014.

In May 2010 Uttar Pradesh government officials announced that an in principle decision had been made to proceed with the project though it had not been resolved whether it would be built by the government-owned utility, Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut or by a private company.

In December 2010 the Uttar Pradesh government announced that it had entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Bajaj Hindusthan to build the project. All the power from the project is slated for sale to the Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation. At the time of the announced it was foreshadowed that the coal for the project could be either from domestic sources or imported and that the capacity of the plant could be doubled it adequate coal supplies were identified.

Project Details
Sponsor: Unknown Location: Uttar Pradesh Coordinates: Status: Early development Nameplate capacity: 600 MW Type: Projected in service: 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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