North Karanpura power station

North Karanpura power station is a proposed 1,980-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in India.

Location
The map below shows Chatra district, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

Background
The power station was proposed in 1999, but the coal and power ministries disagreed about the location of the plant, as the Coal Ministry contended that the area has 6 billion tonnes of coal reserves underneath, the North Karanpura Coalfield. The Coal Ministry withdrew coal linkages in 2008, and stated that executing a power plant over the proposed site would pose a threat to the environment. A Group of Ministers on coal constituted a sub-committee in September 2011 to look into the issue. In Feb 2013, the Cabinet Committee on Investment (CCI) rejected relocation of the project and cleared its proposal. In June 2013 the Coal Ministry restored the coal linkage to Central Coalfields of Coal India.

Timeline

 * 1999 - Power station proposed
 * 2008 - Coal Ministry withdraws coal linkage
 * 2011 - Group of Ministers on coal constitute a sub-committee to look into the issue
 * 2013 - Project cleared by Cabinet Committee on Investment and coal link to Coal India restored

Project Details

 * Sponsor: NTPC
 * Parent company:
 * Location: Tandwa town, Chatra district, Jharkhand
 * Coordinates: 24.2, 84.87 (approximate)
 * Status:
 * Gross Capacity:
 * Unit 1: 660 MW
 * Unit 2: 660 MW
 * Unit 2: 660 MW
 * Type: Supercritical
 * Projected in service:
 * Unit 1: 2018
 * Unit 2: 2018
 * Unit 2: 2018
 * Coal Type:
 * Coal Source: Central Coalfields of Coal India
 * Source of financing:

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