Talabira thermal station

Talabira thermal station was a coal fired power station proposed to be developed by a joint venture between Mahanadi Coal Fields Limited and Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC).

Location
The project is located in Talabira village, Sambalpur district, Orissa. The map below shows the village of Talabira, but not the exact location of the project:

Background
The project is referred to as a 1,000 megawatt (MW) project on the NLC website and a 2,000MW project. NLC stae that it was proposed that the power station source coal from the Talabira Mine in the adjacent lb Valley. NLC, Mahanadi Coal Fields and Hindalco were proposing to establish a separate joint venture company for the mining operation.

Project Details
Sponsor: Neyveli Lignite Corporation and Mahanadi Coal Fields Location: Talabira, Sambalpur District, Orissa, India Coordinates: 21.750571, 83.967819 (village of Talabira, but not the exact location of the project) Status: Proposed Nameplate capacity: 1,000 MW or 2,000MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: 1000MW: 5,913,701 tons; 2000: 11,827,402 tons Source of financing:

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