Avantha Bhandar power station

The Avantha Bhandar power station a newly constructed 600 megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant by Korba West Power Company, a subsidiary of Avantha Power and Infrastructure.

Location
The power station is located near the villages of Bade Bhandar, Chote Bhandar, Sarvai, and Amali Bhona in the Raigarh Tehsil and District of Chhattisgarh. The location is 20 km southwest of Raigarh city. Construction activity is shown in the satellite photo below:

Background
According to the company's website, synchronisation of the plant occurred in October, 2013.

While the company describes the project on its website as 1200 MW, the May 20, 2010 letter from the Ministry of Environment and Forestry grants permission to a 600 MW project.

Project Details
Sponsor: Avantha Power and Infrastructure Location: Bade Bhandar, Chote Bhandar, Sarvai, and Amali Bhona villages in Riagarh tehsil, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, India Coordinates: 21.7437751, 83.2740927 (exact) Status: Nameplate capacity: 1200 MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: SECL Estimated annual CO2: 7,096,441 tons Source of financing:
 * Unit 1 (600 MW): Newly commissioned
 * Unit 2 (600 MW): Announced
 * Unit 1: 2013
 * Unit 2:

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