Marwa power station

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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}Marwa power station is a 1,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station sponsored by Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company (CSPGCL) in Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

The photo below shows the power station in Marwa village, Janjgir-Champa district.

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Description

Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company (CSPGCL) is a publicly-owned generation utility formed in 2009 following the restructuring of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Board. The Marwa power station, which comprises two 500MW units, is being built in the in Janjgir-Champa district of Chhattisgarh, India.[1]

Unit 1 was commissioned on March 30, 2014,[2] and unit 2 in July 2016.[3]

Project Details

Sponsor: Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company
Location: Marwa village, in Janjgir-Champa district, Chhattisgarh
Coordinates: 22.0708013, 82.6021886 (exact)
Status: Operating
Capacity: 1,000 MW (Units 1-2: 500 MW)
Type:
In service: 2014 (Unit 1), 2016 (Unit 2)
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Parsa coal block
Estimated annual CO2: 5,913,701 tons
Source of financing:

Resources and articles

References

  1. Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company, "Ongoing Thermal Power Projects", Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company, accessed February 2012.
  2. Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, June 2014
  3. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, October 2016

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