Gadarwara power station (BLA)

Gadarwara power station is a proposed coal-fired power station of BLA Power for Madhya Pradesh, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of Gadarwara, Gadarwara Tehsil, Narsinghpur District, Madhya Pradesh, India but not the exact location of the project.

Background
A consultancy executive summary for the project states that the plant will be 140 MW. BLA states on its website that it is setting up a 320 MW thermal power plant along with a 1 Million Ton Cement plant at Tehsil Gadarwara.

The consultancy report states that the plant is for decentralized generation of power at Gadarwara, and that the 150 acres of land required for the plant has been already procured by BLA Power. BLA Industries is operating coal mines at Gotitoria, about 30 km from the proposed site for the plant. The coal from the mine, the quality of which varies from grade D to grade F, will be used as fuel for the plant. The daily coal requirement of the power plant (for 2 x 20 MW) considering 100% ‘F’ Grade coal is about 2800 Tonnes - about 1250 Tonnes of coal ash will be generated per day, which will have to be disposed.

Water will be sourced from the Narmada River, about 12 km from the project site. The average requirement of raw water (for 2 x 70 MW) is about 9100 m3/day. Madhya Pradesh Water Resource Department has agreed for the allocation of required water for the project.

Project Details
Sponsor: M.P. Power Generating Company Location: Gadarwara village, Narsinhapur District, Madhya Pradesh, India Coordinates: 22.92, 78.78 Status: Advanced development Nameplate capacity: 140 - 320 MW Type: Subcritical Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: coal mines at Gotitoria Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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