Mulwad (Bijapur Luxor) power station

Mulwad power station is a proposed 1320 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station near Mulwad (or Mulvad) village in Karnataka state, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of the project.

Background
The project is sponsored by Luxor Energy. The plant will use a mixture of indigenous (70%) and imported (30%) coal. Indigenous coal will be sourced from CIL; imported coal will be from South Africa, Indonesia, and Australia. Coal will be transported to the site by rail. Water will be sourced from the Krishna River at Almatty Dam. The project is more than a km south of Mulwad village, and the company states that there are "no Homestead oustees."

Project Details
Sponsor: Luxor Energy Location: KIADB Industrial Area, about 1 km south of Mulwad village, Basavana Bagewadi taluk, Bijapur district, Karnataka state, India Coordinates: 16.554453, 75.729033 Status: Early development Nameplate capacity: 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW) Type: Supercritical Projected in service: Coal Source: Mixture of indigenous (70%) and imported (30%) coal. Indigenous coal will be sourced from CIL; imported coal will be from South Africa, Indonesia, and Australia. Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing: MoEF permits: Terms of reference, (Feb 11, 2011)

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