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==Background==
'''Bijora power station''' is a proposed 1260 megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra state, India. The project is sponsored by [[Jinbhuvish Power Generations]]. 750 acres of land has been acquired for the project, and the Water Resource Department of Maharashtra has allocated water. The company is awaiting its environmental clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF). The project has received commitments of coal from Western Coalfields Ltd (WCL). Financial closure has been completed.<Ref>[http://bit.ly/ziU5VR "Maharashtra: 1260 MW (2*300 MW+1*660 MW ) Coal based Power Plant,"] Jinbhuvish Power Generations website, accessed February 2012</ref>
According to a January 2014 report:<ref name=KOSEP>[http://www.ptpowerprojects.com/News/Korean-South-East-Power-inks-pact-with-Jinbhuvish-Group "Korean South-East Power inks pact with Jinbhuvish Group,"] Power Projects, January 18, 2014</ref>
:Korean South-East Power Company (KOSEP), a subsidiary of Korean state-owned power generator, Korea Electric Power Corporation, has inked an initial agreement with Jinbhuvish Power Generations, for Maharashtra power project. As per the agreement, Korean South-East Power Company will provide technical support to Jinbhuvish's 600 MW power plant in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra. The project, estimated to cost Rs 3,450 crore, is expected to be commissioned in 2016. The coal-based power project in Yavatmal is being developed by the company in two phases. Each phase will have 300 MW capacity. Korean South-East Power holds 40 per cent equity stake in the project
==Project Details==
'''Location:''' Bijora village, Mahagaon tehsil, Yavatmal district, Maharashtra state, India<br>
'''Coordinates:''' 19.787716, 77.772386<br>
'''Status:''' Advanced developmentPermitted<br>
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 1260 MW (2 x 300 MW and 1 x 660 MW)<br>
'''Type:''' [[Subcritical]]: 2 x 300 MW; [[Supercritical]]: 1 x 660 MW<br>
'''Projected in service:''' Phase I of 600 MW - 2016<br>
'''Coal Source:''' Western Coalfields<br>
'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' <br>