Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park

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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} The Welspun Mega Industrial & Energy Park was a proposed 5,280 megawatt (8 x 660 MW) coal-fired power station of Welspun Energy Park Pvt. Ltd. in Madhya Pradesh, India.

Location

The map below shows Gurh taluk, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

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Background

The proposed complex includes a cement plant, coal handling plant, coal ash handling plant, and a biomass and solar energy project.[1][2]

A July 2011 Ministry of Coal summary of proposed coal projects identifies the park as one of several Welspun proposals that are pending applications for coal allocations.[3]

AS of August 2015 the coal-fired power station has yet to receive environmental clearance.

Project Details

Sponsor: Welspun Energy
Location: Badwar village, Gurh taluk, Rewa district, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates: 24.505894, 81.496468 (approximate)
Status: Cancelled
Capacity: Phase I: 3960 MW (6 x 660); Phase II: 1320 MW (2 x 660)[4]
Type: Supercritical
Projected in service:
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Source of financing:
Permits: Terms of Reference, Ministry of Environment and Forests, September 28, 2011

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References

  1. "Madhya Pradesh," Construction Update, April 2011.
  2. "Pending application of SEBs up to July 31, 2011,"
  3. Ministry of Coal, "Pending application of SEBs up to 31st July, 2011", Ministry of Coal, August 2011.
  4. Terms of Reference, Ministry of Environment and Forests, September 28, 2011

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