Pirpainti power station (CESC)

The Pirpainti power station (CESC) is a proposed 2000 megawatt coal-fired power station at Pirpainti, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of Pirpainti but not the exact location of the project.

Background
The project has been proposed by the Nalanda Power Company, a subsidiary of CESC Limited and an associate company of Haldia Energy and Dhariwal Infrastructure.

The commissioning date of the project is unknown but it has been stated will be somewhere in 2013-17 period with power to be sold to the Bihar State Electricity Board.

In its annual report for the year to the end of March 2010 the Nalanda Power Company reported that "preparatory work" for the project "is in progress. Various approvals have been received relating to environment, water intake, construction of chimney etc. Application has been submitted to the State Government for both transfer of government land and acquisition of private land. Preparation of draft EIA report has been completed. Recommendation of CEA/MoP and subsequent decision of Standing Linkage Committee for long term coal linkage is awaited. Application for connectivity and long-term open access for power evacuation will be resubmitted in a new format as per the revised Regulations."

Project Details
Sponsor: CESC Location: Pirpainti, Bhagalpur district, Bihar, India Coordinates: 25.3236523, 87.4281878 (approximate) Status: Early development Nameplate capacity: 2000 MW Type: Projected in service: 2017 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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