Raigarh project (VISA Power)

The Raigarh Thermal Power Project is a 1200 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station comprising two units of 600 MW each. The plant, which is sponsored by Visa Power, is under construction near the villages of Deveri and Dumarpali in Chhattisgarh, India.

Location
The project is 16 kilometres to the west of Raigarh.

Visa Power's website, which has a simple map of the approximate location, indicates that the proposed location is to the west north west of Raigarh. The company also states that Bhupdeopur railway station is approximately 5 kilometres from the proposed site.

Background
On its website VISA Power states that it "has inked an MOU with the Government of Chhattisgarh in 2007 for setting up of a 1,200 MW Coal based Independent Power Plant." The company states that the project is scheduled to be commissioned in 2013.

The company also states that it has been "allotted 99.12 million MT of coal from Fatehpur East Coal Block" and 35 million cubic metres from the River Mahanadi, 30 kilometres south of the proposed power station. The company states that power from the proposed station "shall be supplied to Chhattisgarh State Power Distribution Company Limited, Tata Power Trading Corporation Limited and balance to distribution licensees and industrial consumers in Maharashtra, Gujarat and other power-deficit states in the Northern and Western parts of India."

Project Details
Sponsor: Visa Power Location: villages of Deveri and Dumarpali, Raigarh district, Chhattisgarh, India Coordinates: 21.9193737, 83.2791138 (exact) Status: Nameplate capacity: 1,200 MW Type: Projected in service: 2013 Coal Type: Coal Source: 99.12 million MT of coal from Fatehpur East Coal Block Estimated annual CO2: 7,096,441 tons Source of financing: MoEF permits: Environmental clearance, (Aug 23, 2011)

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