Shahdol power station

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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} The Shahdol power station is a proposed 1,320 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station of GMR Energy for the Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Location

The map below shows Lalpur village, Sohagpur taluk, Shahdol district, the location where the plant will be built.

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Background

GMR Energy Limited acquired SJK Powergen Ltd in 2009, which has been in the process of developing the plant.[1]

GMR Energy received environmental clearance for the 1320 MW coal project in August 2014.[2]

The plant is not included on the GMR Energy website among the "Assets Under Development."[3] Nor is it included in the March 2016 India government list of coal plants under construction,[4] nor a July 2016 list.[5] The project appears to be abandoned.

Project Details

Sponsor: GMR Energy
Location: Lalpur village, Sohagpur taluk, Shahdol district in Madhya Pradesh, India
Coordinates: 23.275, 81.483611 (exact)[6]
Status: Cancelled
Capacity: 1,320 MW (Units 1-2: 660 MW)
Type: Supercritical
Projected in service:
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Sohagpur Coal Mine of SECL
Estimated annual CO2: 8,101,770 tons
Source of financing:
Permits and applications:

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References

  1. "Energy SJK Powergen Limited," GMR Energy Limited website, accessed Feb. 2012.
  2. Environmental clearance, India MoEF, Aug 21, 2014
  3. "Under Development," GMR website, accessed December 2016
  4. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, March 2016
  5. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, July 2016
  6. Environmental Impact Assessment

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