Essar Mahan Power Plant

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Essar Mahan Power Plant is a coal-based thermal power plant located near Singrauli town in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The power plant is operated by the Essar Energy.

Singrauli City in Madhya Pradesh, India

Singrauli is a city in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and Commissionaire of Rewa.

Singrauli district is one of the districts in the India state of Madhya Pradesh.

Madhya Pradesh State in India

Madhya Pradesh is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal, and the largest city is Indore, with Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain and Sagar being the other major cities. Nicknamed the "Heart of India" due to its geographical location, Madhya Pradesh is the second largest Indian state by area and the fifth largest state by population with over 75 million residents. It borders the states of Uttar Pradesh to the northeast, Chhattisgarh to the southeast, Maharashtra to the south, Gujarat to the west, and Rajasthan to the northwest. Its total area is 308,252 km2. Before 2000, when Chhattisgarh was a part of Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh was the largest state in India and the distance between the two furthest points inside the state, Singoli and Konta, was 1500 km. Konta is presently in Sukma district of Chhattisgarh state.

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It has a planned capacity of 1200 MW (2x600 MW) of which 600 MW unit-1 is commissioned in December 2012 and 600 MW unit-2 commissioned in May 2017. Unit 3 was originally planned in Phase II expansion but was later shelved. [1] [2]

Unit No.Generating CapacityCommissioned onStatus
1600 MW2012 DecemberOperational [3]
2600 MW2017 MayOperational [1]
3600 MWShelved [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mahan Super Thermal Power Project - SourceWatch". www.sourcewatch.org. Retrieved 2019-08-09.
  2. 1 2 http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ngt-cancels-forest-approval-for-essarhindalcos-mahan-plant/article6450209.ece
  3. http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/mp-asks-essar-to-shut-down-singrauli-plant/article5624050.ece