Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company

The Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company (CSPGCL) is the publicly-owned generation utility formed in 2009 following the restructuring of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board.

Current power stations
On its website the CSPGCL lists its current coal-fired power stations as being the:


 * Korba Thermal Power station, a 440MW coal fired power station at Korba East;
 * Dr. Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Thermal Power Station, a 500MW coal-fired power station at Korba East;
 * Hasdeo Thermal Power Station, a 840MW coal-fired power stations at Korba West.

CSPGCL also has 138MW of installed capacity in three hydro schemes.

Proposed coal-fired power stations
On its website CSPGCL lists the following coal-fired power stations as being proposed. These are:


 * Korba South Thermal Power Project, a 1000MW plant with two 500MW units in Korba district;
 * Bunji Bundeli Thermal Power Project, a 500MW plant with two 250MW units in Korba district;
 * Bhaiyathan Thermal Power Project, a 1320MW plant with two 660MW units in Sarguja district. This is a joint venture proposal CSPGCL and Indiabulls Power; and
 * IFFCO-CSPGCL Thermal Power Project, a 1320MW plant with two 660MW units in Premnagar, Sarguja district. This is a joint venture proposal CSPGCL and Indian Farmers Fertiliser Cooperative Limited (IFFCO).

On its website CSPGCL lists the following coal-fired power stations as being "ongoing." These are:


 * Korba West extension, a 500MW plant in Korba district;
 * Marwa power station, a 1000MW plant with two 500MW units in Janjgir-Champa district.

CSPGCL is also proposing the construction of three hydro schemes with a combined installed capacity of 610MW.

Contact details
Website: http://www.cseb.gov.in/cspgcl/index.htm

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