Butibori Power Project

Butibori Power Project is a 600 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station on the western end of the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) area at Butibori, located south of Nagpur city, Maharashtra, India. Reliance Power started developing the plant in 2009. The first phase of 300 MW began operations in August 2012 and second phase of 300 MW began operations in January 2013.

Location
The map below shows the location of the project in Buti Bori, south of Nagpur city in Maharashtra. Note that the MIDC area at Butibori has been described as the largest industrial zone in Asia.

Background
The project is sponsored by Vidarbha Industries Power Limited (VIPL), a "special purpose vehicle" and a subsidiary of Reliance Power. Reliance states that 51% of the power from the first 300MW unit will be supplied to the industrial consumers, with the remainder sold on contract.

According to Reliance, coal for the project would be "supplied by Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) and would be transported by the Railways. The water requirements for the power plant have been allocated from Vadgaon (Wadgaon) Dam on the Vena River in the Nagpur District."

Project Details
Sponsor: Vidarbha Industries Power Limited (VIPL), a subsidiary of Reliance Power Location: Buti Bori, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Coordinates: 20.928591, 78.933281 Status: operating Nameplate capacity: Unit 1: 300 MW; Unit 2: 300 MW Type: Subcritical Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing: consortium of banks led by Axis Bank

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