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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Raikheda power station''' is a 13701,370-megawatt (MW) coal plant under construction in Chhattisgarh state, India.

The photo below shows the projectin Tilda tehsil.

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In February 2010, it was reported that construction sponsor [[GMR Group]] would begin construction on the station<ref>[http://bit.ly/ABjb6E "GMR Chhattisgarh Power Project,"] GMR Energy, accessed February 2012</ref> in the following months, with the two units commissioned within 45 months and 50 months respectively, around 2014.<ref name=GMR>GMR Group, [http://www.gmrgroup.in/Energy/GMR_Chhattisgarh_Power_Project.html "GMR Chhattisgarh Power Project"], GMR Group website, accessed November 2011.</ref><ref>[http://bit.ly/zg2G88 "Work to begin by March on GMR's Chhattisgarh project,"] ConstructionUpdate.com, February 2010</ref> To comply with requirements that the project contribute in the development of the neighboring villages and supply potable drinking water to nearby villages and schools, the company reported that it had undertaken such activities in Raikheda, Gaitra, and Chicholi in 2009 and planned to start working with village Mura on the southeastern boundary of the proposed plant in April 2012. The company also said that it was working on socio-economic development with GMR Varalakshmi Foundation "in consultation with communities and their representatives," identifying the "poorest of the poor families" in order to undertake special interventions.<ref name=comp/>

The power station==Banks withhold funds==According to a June 2012 report, which has been proposed by although the [[GMR Group]]project had received all its approvals, has a proposed commissioning date of 2014.<ref name=GMR>GMR Group, [httpbanks were withholding funds from the project://www.gmrgroup.in/Energy/GMR_Chhattisgarh_Power_Project.html "GMR Chhattisgarh Power Project"], GMR Group website, accessed November 2011.</ref> In 2011 Platts stated that a further 685 MW would ber developed at the site.<ref>PlattsKA Badarinath, [http://www.plattsbit.comly/Products/worldelectricpowerplantsdatabase MPNMBG "World Electric Power Plants DatabaseBanks holding back lending to power ventures, September 2011"]Financial Chronicle, accessed November 2011. The database is not available online but a downloadable spreadsheet can be purchased.June 13, 2012</ref> On its website GMR refers to the project as being a 1370MW project.<ref name=GMR/> However, as of August 2014, Phase II appears to have been abandoned since there is no mention of a Phase II on GMR's website, GMR has not applied for any environmental permits for Phase II.

'''Status:''' Phase I: Construction; Phase II: Cancelled<br>'''Nameplate capacity:''' Phase I: 1370 MW (2 x 685 MW); Phase II: 685 MW<br>