Bokaro A Thermal Power Station

The Bokaro A Thermal Power Station is a shuttered 175-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station located next to Bokaro B Thermal Power Station in Jharkhand. An 500 MW expansion of the station (Unit 5) is under construction.

Location
The photo below shows the shuttered Units 1-4 on the right and the new Unit 5 with the blue roof. The Bokaro B Thermal Power Station is located about two hundred meters to the northwest.

Background
Units 1-3 of 45 MW each were built in 1953, and Unit 4 of 40 MW was built in 1960. DMC has proposed a 500 megawatt (MW) expansion of the plant. The plant is under construction and is projected to be completed in June 2014.

Coal ash pond
The Bokaro Thermal plant releases fly ash and Gargail coal washery about 40.04 mt/day of fine metallurgical coal directly into a nearby river, which has been reported as having severe water quality issues. Some have estimated that 600 tons of coal particles and ash flow directly into the river on a daily basis.

Coal supply delayed
According to a September 2013 news report, the company had not yet entered into a fuel supply pact with Coal India.

Project details for 500 MW expansion
Sponsor: Damodar Valley Corporation Location: Jharkhand Coordinates: 23.7829444, 85.8833912 Status: Construction Nameplate capacity: 500 MW Type: Projected in service: 2014 Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing: MoEF permits: Environmental Clearance, (Nov 30, 2007)

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