Nabinagar Thermal Power Project

Nabinagar I power station is a 1,000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station currently under construction near near the village of Dhundwa near Nabinagar in Bihar, India.

Location
The plant is The project is located in the Aurangabad district of Bihar, on the west side of the Barun-Nabinagar Road, about 50 km from Aurangabad city and about 250 km from Ranchi.

Background
The power station is currently at an advanced stage of construction by Bharatiya Rail Bijlee Company, a joint venture company formed by the Ministry of Railways and the National Thermal Power Corporation. The project is located near the village of Dhundwa near Nabinagar in Bihar, India. The power station would primarily be used to supply power to the Eastern and Western districts of Railways operations in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhatisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.

Background
The proposed plant would comprise four 250MW generating units and be used to supply demand from the government owned railways The joint venture project will be developed by Bhartiya Rail Bijli Company limited with NTPC having 74% equity in the project and the Ministry of Railways the remaining 26%.

The joint venture company was first proposed with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding back in February 2002. However, it was not until in February 2007 the the company was finally approved by the national government's the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs.

Equipment burnt
In November 2010 it was reported that, according to the Superintendent of Police, four dumpers, three cranes and other machinery at the project site had been burnt. It was also reported that several workers on the site held captive and assaulted by the armed attackers. The media report attributed the attack on the plant works to "Maoists" and "naxalites."

Project Details
Sponsor: Bhartiya Rail Bijli Company Location: near Dhundwa village, Nabinagar, Bihar, India Coordinates: 24.8285458, 84.270227 (approximate) Status: Under construction Nameplate capacity: 1000MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: 2900-3800 Kcal/kg Coal Source: 5 Million Tonnes per year from North Karanpura of Central Coalfields Mine Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

Resources

 * "Agreement Between Bhartiya Rail Bijli Company and East Coast Railway for Bulk Power Purchase from Nabinagar Thermal Power Project", January 2009.
 * "NTPC's Nabinagar Project Environmental Clearance Details", Infraline.com, accessed December 2011.

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