Gare Pelma power station

The Gare Pelma power station is a proposed 3,000 megawatt coal-fired power station. The project has been proposed by Mahatamil Collieries as a pit-head power station at the Gare Pelma Sector II coal block in Raigarh District of the State of Chhattisgarh, India.

Location
The project is conected with the as-yet-undeveloped Gare Pelma Sector II block, which is located near Gharghoda in Raigarh District. The map below shows the location of Gharghoda.

Background
In 2006 Tamil Nadu Generation and Distribution Corporation TANGEDCO's predecessor TNEB was allotted the Gare Pelma Sector II coal block along with Maharashtra State Mining Corporation by the Ministry of Coal. The companies have formed a joint venture company, Ltd (MTCL) to develop the coal deposit. As of late 2011 TANGEDCO stated that "detailed exploration work is being carried out" and "is likely to be completed by March 2012. It has been proposed to install a pithead power station utilizing TANGEDCO’s share of coal received from this mine." TANGEDCO states that in August 2011 a Letter of Award (LOA) was issued to M/s. Lanco Infratech Ltd as Mine Developer and Operator (MDO) for both the mine and, using TANGEDCO's share of the coal, the power station. A news report states that the proposed power station would be 3,000 megawatts.

Project Details

 * Type of Producer: Utility though 40% of the power to be sold as merchant power by power station operator Lanco
 * Owner/Parent Company: Mahatamil Collieries
 * Plant Capacity: 3,000 MW (Megawatts)
 * Units and In-Service Dates: Unknown
 * Location: near Garghoda on the Gare Pelma Sector II coal block, Raigarh District, Chhattisgarh, India
 * GPS Coordinates: 22.17, 83.35 (approximate)
 * Global Energy Observatory Indentification Number:
 * Electricity Production:
 * Coal Consumption:
 * Coal Source: Mahatamil Collieries Gare Pelma Sector II coal block
 * Number of Employees:

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