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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}The '''Chandrapur Gupta power station''' is a 660 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station which [[Gupta Energy]] is currently building near the city of Chandrapur, in Maharashtra state, India. The first 120MW stage, comprising two 60MW boilers using coal washery rejects and raw coal as fuel, is currently under construction. A second stage consisting of a further 540MW from two 270MW units has been "envisaged" and "all the financial and administrative sanctions for the success of the project in place."<ref>[http://www.guptacoal.com/power.php "Gupta Power"], Gupta Group website, accessed November 2011.</ref>
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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Chandrapur Gupta power station''' is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
 
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The '''Chandrapur Gupta power station''' is a 660 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station which [[Gupta Energy]] is currently building near the city of Chandrapur, in Maharashtra state, India. The first 120MW stage, comprising two 60MW boilers using coal washery rejects and raw coal as fuel, is currently under construction. A second stage consisting of a further 540MW from two 270MW units has been "envisaged" and "all the financial and administrative sanctions for the success of the project in place."<ref>[http://www.guptacoal.com/power.php "Gupta Power"], Gupta Group website, accessed November 2011.</ref>
  
 
==Project Details==
 
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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} Chandrapur Gupta power station is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India.

Location

The map below shows the city of Chandrapur, but not the exact location of the project:

Background

The Chandrapur Gupta power station is a 660 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station which Gupta Energy is currently building near the city of Chandrapur, in Maharashtra state, India. The first 120MW stage, comprising two 60MW boilers using coal washery rejects and raw coal as fuel, is currently under construction. A second stage consisting of a further 540MW from two 270MW units has been "envisaged" and "all the financial and administrative sanctions for the success of the project in place."[1]

Project Details

Sponsor: Gupta Energy
Location: Chandrapur, in Maharashtra state, India
Coordinates: 19.950000, 79.300000 (approximate)
Status: Stage 1: Construction; Stage 2: Advanced development
Nameplate capacity: 120 MW, plus 540 MW
Type:
Projected in service:
Coal Type:
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:

Resources

References

  1. "Gupta Power", Gupta Group website, accessed November 2011.

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