Simhapuri Energy

Simhapuri Energy Ltd is a subsidiary of the Madhucon Group. The company was established in 2005 to "develop, construct, operate and distribute power from coal based power projects in India."

Thamminapatnam power station is a proposed 1920 megawatt (MW) coal plant being developed by Simhapuri Energy (SEPL) in the Nellore District of Andhra Pradesh. The project is being developed in three phases. Phase I comprises 2 units of 150 MW; Phase II comprises 2 units of 150 MW each; and Phase II comprises 2 Supercritical units of 660 MW each.

On its website the company states that coal for the project "has been tied-up from Indonesia". Another Madhucon Group subsidiary, PT Madhucon Indonesia, operates open-cut coal mines in Indonesia. The company states that it "owns two mining licenses in Indonesia, with one of them at South Sumatra which is having  a coal reserve of 900 million tons. The coal has higher calorific value and less ash content compared to domestic coal."

Contact details
Simhapuri Energy Plot No.  6-3- 866 / 2, 3rd Floor, Madhucon Greenlands Begumpet, Hyderabad – 500 016 (India) Telephone: +91 40 2341 2196, +91 40 2341 2297 / 98 Fax:           +91 40 2341 2197 e-mail: info@simhapurienergy.com Website: http://www.simhapurienergy.com/

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