Haldia Energy power station

Haldia Energy power station is a proposed 600 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station proposed by Haldia Energy, a subsidiary of CESC. The power station is proposed to be built at Baneswar Chak near Jhikurkhali village, Haldia, West Bengal, India.

Location
The project is proposed for Baneswar Chak near Jhikurkhali village, Haldia, West Bengal. The aerial photograph below shows the construction site.

Background
In April 2010, there was a report that the project was delayed due to difficulties acquiring a key parcel of land. In July, company officials told the press that the problems had been resolved.

According to a compliance report for the period April 2011 - September 2011, the project had achieved financial closure as well as coal linkage from MCL.

In July 2011, CESC Vice Chairman Sanjiv Goenka said that the project would eneter construction in September 2011 and would be commissioned by the end of 2013-14.

Phase II
The company plans to eventually add a second phase of 1400 MW, bringing the total size of the plant to 2,000 MW.

Project Details
Sponsor: Haldia Energy, a subsidiary of CESC Location: Haldia, West Bengal, India Coordinates: 22.1046693, 88.176806 (exact location) Status: Phase I: construction; Phase II: proposed Nameplate capacity: Phase I: 600 MW; Phase II: 1400 MW Type: Projected in service: 2013-2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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