Deoghar power station

Deoghar power station is a proposed 4,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in India.

Location
The map below shows the location where the plant would be built in Deoghar District, at about 9 to 10 kilometers North-west of the Madhupur town and 16 kms from Deoghar town.

Background
Deoghar Mega Power Limited, as a wholly owned subsidiary of PFC Limited, was incorporated in 2012 as a Special Purpose vehicle for setting up the 4000 MW power station. The project will take up 2600 acres of land, and proposes to source coal domestically, from captive coal blocks in Rajmahal or a nearby coalfield. Estimated annual total consumptive water requirement for the plant is about 110 Million Cubic Meter (MCM)/year.

Project Details

 * Sponsor: Deoghar Mega Power Limited
 * Parent company: PFC LImited
 * Location: Husainabad village, Deoghar district, Jharkhand
 * Coordinates: 24.36, 86.597778 (exact)
 * Status: Announced
 * Gross Capacity: 4,000 MW
 * Type: Supercritical
 * Projected in service:
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 * Source of financing:
 * Permits: Terms of Reference application (Oct 15, 2012); Pre-feasibility study (Oct 15, 2012)

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