Randia power station

The Bhadrak power station project is a 100 megawatt (MW) coal fired power station which has been proposed by Facor Power. The project is at Bhadrak in Orissa, India.

Location
The map below shows Bhadrak, but not the exact location of the project:

Background
Facor Power reports that it has entered into a power purchase agreement (PPA) with Ferror Alloys Corporation Ltd. for a 20-year term, during which term Facor will purchase at least 51% of the power generated from the Randia plant at a price of RS 3.40 per kWh, subject to a price escalation mechanism tied to increases in the cost of coal. The remaining power generated by the plant will be sold on a merchant basis.

Project Details
Sponsor: Facor Power Location: Bhadrak city, Bhadrak district, Orissa state, India Coordinates: 21.058274, 86.495840 Status: 38 MW operational as of January 2012; 62 MW under construction Nameplate capacity: 100 MW Type: Projected in service: end of 2012 Coal Type: Coal Source: Talcher mines of Mahanadi Coalfields, a subsidiary of Coal India Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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