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07:06, 26 February 2012 {{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Paras power station''' is an existing 562.5 megawatt (MW) coal plant in Nasik village, 6 km north of Balapur, Maharashtra state, India. The plant is operated by [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (Mahagenco). It consists of five units:<ref>[http://bit.ly/yFG6xn Nasik Coal Power Station India,] Global Energy Observatory, accessed February 2012</ref> It is a [[subcritical]] plant.
* Unit 1 - 30 MW - 1961 (decommissioned 1991)
* Unit 2 - 62.5 MW - 1967
* Unit 3 - 250 MW - 2007
* Unit 4 - 250 MW - 2010
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==660 MW Expansion==
Mahagenco is planning to install a 660 MW [[supercritical]] unit at the same location as the existing plant. Water for the project is in advanced stage of finalization. The project has been assured supply of coal from Mahanadi coal blocks by MahaGuj Collieries.<ref name=FP>[http://bit.ly/ytWb1N "Future Projects (13940 MW),"] Mahagenco, November 19, 2011</ref>
==Project Details for 660 MW Expansion==
'''Sponsor:''' [[Maharashtra State Power Generation Company]] (Mahagenco)<br>
'''Location:''' Nasik village, 6 km north of Balapur, Maharashtra state, India<br>
'''Coordinates:''' 20.7147, 76.7948<br>
'''Status:''' Early development<br>
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 660 MW<br>
'''Type:''' [[Supercritical]]<ref name=FP/><br>
'''Projected in service:'''<br>
'''Coal Source:''' Mahanadi coal bocks from MahaGuj Collieries<ref name=FP/><br>
'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' <br>
'''Source of financing:''' <br>
==Resources and articles==
===Related SourceWatch articles===
*[[India and coal]]
*[[Proposed coal plants in India]]
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===References===
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