{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Rampur coal plant''' was a proposed 1,000 megawatt (MW) coal plant -fired power station in Maharashtra, India.
==Location==
The map below shows the village of Rampur, but not the exact location of the project:
The '''Rampur coal plant''' was a proposed 1,000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station was planned by [[Finolex]] for Rampur, in the Ratnagiri district of , Maharashtra, India.<ref>[http://envis.maharashtra.gov.in/envis_data/?q=wghats_10 "Western Ghats"] Environmental Information Centre, accessed Oct. 2011.</ref> Maharashtra is among India’s most industrialized states, and representatives say they are seeking to make the state an "attractive investment destination" for manufacturers to maintain its primacy in the sector.<ref>Makarand Gadgil, [http://www.livemint.com/2011/09/10000526/RPower-wants-to-scrap-Raigad.html?h=B "R-Power wants to scrap Raigad power project"] Wall Street Journal, Sep. 10, 2011.</ref> In 2008 , news items reported that Finolex Cables planned to set up a 1000 MW coal plant on land held by its sister company, Finolex Industries. The project would come on the heels of a 43 MW captive coal plant at Finolex's PVC manufacturing plant in Ranagiri. Under the plan for the 1000 MW plant, Finolex would convert its fair-weather port into an all-season port, allowing coal to be imported from Indonesia.<ref>Promit, Mukherjee, [http://www.dnaindia.com/money/report-cables-to-spearhead-finolex-power-foray-1164239 "Cables to spearhead Finolex power foray,"] DNA, May 14, 2008</ref>
In 2011, news reports stated that Finolex was in talks with Chinese and Indian companies to sell its stake in the project.<ref name=Power>[http://prosperingindianpowersector.blogspot.com/2011/08/finolex-cables-eyes-jv-partner-for.html "Finolex Cables eyes JV partner for thermal plant at Ratnagiri,"] Prospering Indian Power Sector (blog), August 9, 2011</ref> In the absence of subsequent reports on the project, it appears to have been abandoned.
==Project Details==
'''Sponsor:''' [[Finolex]]<br>
'''Location:''' Rampur village, Chiplun taluk, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra<br>