Bhushan Steel West Bengal project

Bhushan Steel West Bengal project is a proposed 1000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station proposed by Bhushan Steel for West Bengal, India.

Location
The project is proposed for West Bengal, but the exact location has not been announced. The map below shows the location of West Bengal, India.

Background
On its website Bhushan Steel posted a brief response to an article in the Economic Times reporting that the it was considering a MoU with West Bengal government to establish a 2 million tonne per annum steel plant with a 1,000 MW thermal power project in West Bengal via its subsidiary Bhushan Energy. Bhushan Steel's Manaing Director, Neeraj Singal, told Economic Times that "we have identified the location for the projects and it will be near a coal pit head. Talks are also on for a captive coal block.” Bhushan Steel's website page for its energy subsidiary makes no mention of the West Bengal project.

Project Details
Sponsor: Bhushan Energy Location: West Bengal, India Coordinates: Status: Deferred Nameplate capacity: 1000 Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: 5,913,701 tons Source of financing:

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