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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Veshvi power station''' is a proposed 1,600 megawatt coal-fired power station proposed by [[Hari Hareshwar Power Company]] (HPPC) to be built at the village of Veshvi in Maharashtra state, India. HPPC is a joint venture between the Malaysian [[Genting Bhd]] group and the Mumbai-based [[Etsinta Energy]]. The company, which has proposed the power station be based on imported coal, is facing opposition from local villagers.<ref>Rahul Wadke, [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2586091.ece "Yet another Maharashtra power plant faces villagers' ire"], ''The Hindu'', October 31, 2011.</ref>
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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Veshvi power station''' is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
 
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==Background==
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'''Veshvi power station''' is a proposed 1,600 megawatt coal-fired power station proposed by [[Hari Hareshwar Power Company]] (HPPC) to be built at the village of Veshvi in Maharashtra state, India. HPPC is a joint venture between the Malaysian [[Genting Bhd]] group and the Mumbai-based [[Etsinta Energy]]. The company, which has proposed the power station be based on imported coal, is facing opposition from local villagers.<ref>Rahul Wadke, [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/article2586091.ece "Yet another Maharashtra power plant faces villagers' ire"], ''The Hindu'', October 31, 2011.</ref>
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Revision as of 20:46, 1 September 2012

{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} Veshvi power station is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India.

Location

The map below shows Raigad District, but not the exact location of the project:

Background

Veshvi power station is a proposed 1,600 megawatt coal-fired power station proposed by Hari Hareshwar Power Company (HPPC) to be built at the village of Veshvi in Maharashtra state, India. HPPC is a joint venture between the Malaysian Genting Bhd group and the Mumbai-based Etsinta Energy. The company, which has proposed the power station be based on imported coal, is facing opposition from local villagers.[1]


Project Details

Sponsor: Hari Hareshwar Power Company
Location: Veshvi Village, Raigad District, Maharashtra state, India
Coordinates: 17.979579, 73.051596
Status: Proposed
Nameplate capacity: 1600 MW
Type:
Projected in service:
Coal Source: Imported from unspecified location
Estimated annual CO2: 9,461,921 tons
Source of financing:

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References

  1. Rahul Wadke, "Yet another Maharashtra power plant faces villagers' ire", The Hindu, October 31, 2011.

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