Moser Baer Captive Power Project

Moser Baer Captive Power Project is a proposed 150-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Chhattisgarh state, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh state, India, but not the exact location of the project.

Background
The project is being developed by a Joint Venture Company (JVC) of Moser Baer Power & Infrastructures (MBPIL) and PTC Energy Limited (a 100% owned subsidiary of PTC India Ltd). The company states that the project is expected to be operational from September 2012 onwards"; however, the company does not provide further information on its website regarding the status of coal acquisition, financing, and other prerequisites to construction.

MBPIL has applied for a coal allocation for the project.

Coal and the Janjgir-Champa district
According to Tehelka Magazine:
 * "Janjgir-Champa, a once peaceful district with 80 percent irrigated land, has now become a hotspot for setting up new industries. The state government has signed around 34 memoranda of understanding (MoUs) for thermal power plants slated to produce around 34,000 MW — almost one-fourth of India’s current thermal power production and enough to feed all of north or south India ... Janjgir-Champa does not have any coal and mineral reserves but became the new focus when neighbouring Korba, known as one of the most industrialised and mineral-rich districts of India, was ranked as the fifth most polluted in the list of Critically Polluted Areas in the country in 2009. This led to a moratorium being imposed there by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) on any further environment clearances being granted in that region ... [After that, an] estimated 40,000 acres [in Janjgir-Champa], equal to half the area of capital city Raipur, is being acquired for thermal power plants alone."

Project Details
Sponsor: Moser Baer Power & Infrastructures and PTC India Location: Kokhsa village, Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh state, India Coordinates: 21.993352,82.615414 (approximate area only) Status: Announced Nameplate capacity: 150 MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: 887,055 tons Source of financing:

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