Moser Baer Power & Infrastructures

Moser Baer Power & Infrastructures is a subsidiary of the privately owned Indian power generation company, Moser Baer Projects.

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On its website Moser Baer Power & Infrastructures (MBPIL) Ltd states that it was incorporated in 2008 with the aim of becoming a major player in the power generation sector. The company states that it "aims at having a thermal generation portfolio of 5000-6000 MW by 2015 ... Currently MBPIL is developing three Thermal Power Generation Projects with a combined generation capacity of around 4000 MW in the states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh."

The projects are the:


 * Anuppur Thermal Power Project, a 2520 MW coal based Thermal Power project in the district Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh comprising four 660MW units. The first phase, comprising the first two units, is currently under construction. The company states that "coal for the project will be sourced from South Eastern Coalfields and water will be sourced from River Son."


 * Birra Thermal Power Project, a 1320 MW (2X660 MW) coal based super critical project in district Champa, Chhattisgarh. The company states that it is "actively pursuing various pre-developmental activities to achieve the planned Commercial Operation of this project by 2014;"


 * The company also states that "MBPIL is also developing a 150 MW coal based Captive Power Project in Chhattisgarh. This project is being developed by a Joint Venture Company (JVC) of MBPIL and a PTC Energy Limited (a 100% owned subsidiary of PTC India Ltd). The project is expected to be operational from September 2012 onwards;" and


 * The company also states that it "plans to develop projects in Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand and Orissa with an aggregate capacity of around 3000 MW by 2015-16."

Contact details
235, Okhla Industrial Estate Phase III New Delhi, 110020 Tel: +91-11-476 24 100 Website: http://www.moserbaerprojects.com/index.asp

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