Kasaipalli power station

The Kasaipalli power station is a 270-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station operated by ACB (India) Ltd to utilise coal washery wastes.

Location
The power station is at Kasaipalli village in Korba district in the state of Chhattisgarh, India. It is slightly to the south of the 30 MW Chakabura power station.

Background
Unit 1 of the project was completed in December 2011. Unit 2 was completed in June 2012.

On its website the company states that on January 4, 2011 it signed a power purchase agreement for the sale of 35% of the power from the plant to the Government of Chhattisgarh.

The plants is located slightly to the south of ACB's existing 30 MW coal operations in Chakabura village. The plant will run on coal rejects purchased from Gujarat State Electricity Corporation blended with raw coal. The project will require 250 acres, which the company has acquired. The project consists of two 135 MW units and was originally scheduled for completion in June 2011 and September 2011. Unit 1 was actually commissioned in December 2011, and unit is expected to be commissioned in 2012.

Project Details
Sponsor: ACB (India) Location: Kasaipalli, Korba, Chhattisgarh, India Coordinates: 22.38895, 82.5549 Status: Operating Nameplate capacity: Unit 1: 135 MW; Unit 2: 135 MW Type: In service: Unit 1: 2011; Unit 2: 2012 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: 	1,596,699 tons Source of financing:

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