Amarkantak Thermal Power Project

Amarkantak Thermal Power Project is an existing 600 megawatt coal fired plant near Pathadi Village on Korba-Champa State Highway in Chhattisgarh, India.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the location of the plant in Pathadi village.

Background
Phase I of the plant, which is owned by Lanco, comprises two 300 megawatt generating units which were commissioned in 2009 and 2010. Lanco sought and gainsed part funding for the project from the International Finance Corporation.

Lanco has also proposed Phase II comprising two 660MW which are currently under construction.

Phase I Phase II
 * Unit 1 - 300 MW - 2009
 * Unit 2 - 300 MW - 2010
 * Unit 3 - 660 MW - 2013
 * Unit 4 - 660 MW - 2014

Project Details for Stage II Expansion
Sponsor: Lanco Location: Pathadi Village, Korba district, Chhattisgarh, India Coordinates: 22.238975,82.716959 Status: Under construction Nameplate capacity: 1320 MW Type: Supercritical Projected in service: Unit 3: 2013; Unit 4: 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: 7,806,085 tons Source of financing:

Contact details
Village-Pathadi, P.O-Tilkeja, Korba 495 674 Chhattisgarh, India Phone No. +91-7759-279 938/ 915

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