JR Power Project

JR Power Project is a 1,980 megawatt coal-fired power station proposed to be built near Naini coal block in the state of Orissa, India.

Location
The map below shows Orissa, but not the exact location of the project:

Background
KSK Energy Ventures states that "this power project is planned being based on a fuel supply agreement that we have entered into with PIPDIC. The JRP SPV and PIPDIC signed a memorandum of understanding which specifies that PIPDIC shall procure a coal block from the GOI jointly with GMDC (Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation). PIPDIC has agreed that it will obtain a prospecting license upon allotment of the coal block and that the JRP SPV will have the exclusive responsibility for setting up one or more power projects for utilization of the coal available to PIPDIC from the coal blocks. The JRP SPV will use this coal to fuel the JR power project."

Opposition
On January 6, 2012, thousands blocked rail and road communication to the project, the latest in two years of opposition to the plant. The demonstrators said the plant would be constructed at the site of a proposed irrigation project, disrupting the livelihoods of thousands of farmers and others in need of the water and land, as the water will instead go to the power plant. They also cited concerns with polluting the fertile farmland.

Project Details
Sponsor: KSK Energy Ventures Location: Kishorenagar, Orissa Coordinates: 18.852709, 83.876458 (location of Kishorenagar, not the exact location of the project) Status: Early development Nameplate capacity: 1,980 MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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