Karchana Thermal Power Station

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Karchana Thermal Power Station is a proposed coal-based thermal power plant located in Bara Tehsil in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh. The power plant will be owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. Earlier the plant was supposed to be owned and operated by Sangam Power Generation Company, a subsidiary of the Jaypee Group but it backed-out due to land acquisition related issues. [1]

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This power plant is coming up at a site adjacent to another upcoming power project Bara Thermal Power Station which is owned by Prayagraj Power Generation, a subsidiary of the Jaypee Group. [2]

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Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant in 1320 MW (2x660 MW).

StageUnit NumberCapacity (MW)Date of Commissioning
1st1660Plan approved in July 2014. As of March-2017, construction work yet to start [9]
1st2660

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References

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  2. ↑ "Karchana Thermal Power Project - SourceWatch". www.sourcewatch.org.
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  5. ↑ "Allahabad high court quashes land acquisition for UP plant". The Times of India. 14 April 2012. ISSN   0971-8257 . Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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