Jindal Tanmar Thermal Power Plant is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Tamnar village near
Raigarh
Raigarh is a city in Eastern Chhattisgarh.
History
The tradition preserved by the ruling family of the erstwhile state of Raigarh maintains that the Raj Gond family migrated to this region from Bairagarh/Wariagarh of Chanda district of Mahara ...
town in
Raigarh district
Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters.
The district was formed by merging the princely states of Raigarh, Sakti, Sarangarh, Udaipur and Jashpur. Jashpur is now a sepa ...
in the Indian state of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (, ) is a landlocked state in Central India. It is the ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the seventeenth most populous. It borders seven states – Uttar Pradesh to the north, Madhya Prade ...
. The power plant is operated by the Jindal Power Limited which is a subsidiary of
Jindal Steel and Power
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) is an Indian steel company based in New Delhi. JSPL is a part of OP Jindal Group, and a leading player in steel, mining, and infrastructure in India. The company produces steel through backward integration ...
.
The coal for the plant is sourced from captive coal mine. The Engineering, procurement and construction contract was given to
Bharat Heavy Electricals
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking. It is under the ownership of Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India. It is based in New Delhi, India. Established in 1956, BHEL is India' ...
.
Capacity
It has planned capacity of 3400 MW (4x250 MW, 4x600 MW).
References
External links
Tamnar power stationat
SourceWatch
The Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) is a progressive nonprofit watchdog and advocacy organization based in Madison, Wisconsin. CMD publishes ExposedbyCMD.org, SourceWatch.org, and ALECexposed.org.
History
CMD was founded in 1993 by progr ...
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Raigarh district
Coal-fired power stations in Chhattisgarh
2007 establishments in Chhattisgarh
Energy infrastructure completed in 2007
Jindal Steel and Power