Kalisindh Thermal Power Station

Kalisindh Thermal Power Station is a 1200 megawatt (MW) plant which is currently under construction in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan state, India.

Location
The map below shows the construction site about 7 km southwest of Jhalawar near Nimoda, Undal, Motipura, Singharia and Devri villages in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan state.

Background
According to the Central Electricity Authority, the two 600MW units units will be commissioned in November 2013 and July 2014 respectively. The power station is owned by Rajasthan RV Utpadan Nigam. (The project is occasionally referred to as the Kali Sindh project, though RVUN uses Kalisindh).

The power station is being built near the villages of Nimoda, Undal, Motipura, Singharia and Devri villages in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India. (RVUN states that the plant site is "about" 12 kilometres from Jhalawar and 2 kilometres from state highway No.19 and 8 km from proposed Ramganj Mandi - Bhopal broad gauge rail line.

Phase II
In addition to the project under construction, RVUN is an additional 1320 MW expansion.

Coal supply
On its website RVUN states that the Ministry of Coal have allotted ‘Paras east and Kanta basin' coal blocks to RVUN for the project. RVUN sttaes that it has formed a "new company under joined venture with M/s. Adani Enterprises for mining of coal blocks". RVUN states that the and new company started the work. Annual coal requirement for the project is 5.6 million tonnes per annum.

Project Details
Sponsor: Rajasthan RV Utpadan Nigam Location: near Nimoda, Undal, Motipura, Singharia and Devri villages in Jhalawar district, Rajasthan, India Coordinates:24.529712, 76.095428 (exact location) Status: Phase I: Construction; Phase II: Proposed Nameplate capacity: Phase I: 1200 MW; Phase II: 1320 MW Type: Phase I: Supercritical; Phase II: Supercritical Projected in service: Unit 1 (600 MW): 2013; Unit 2 (600 MW): 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Paras east and Kanta basin, Rajasthan Estimated annual CO2: 7,096,441 Source of financing:

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