Karchana Thermal Power Station is a proposed coal-based thermal power plant located in

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. The power plant will be owned and operated by

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. Earlier the plant was supposed to be owned and operated by Sangam Power Generation Company, a subsidiary of the

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but it backed-out due to land acquisition related issues. This power plant is coming up at a site adjacent to another upcoming power project

Bara Thermal Power Station Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited is a coal-based, 3*660MW, super critical thermal power plant located in Bara Tehsil in Allahabad District, Uttar Pradesh. The power plant is owned by Renascent Power, a subsidiary of the Tata Power. The ...

which is owned by Prayagraj Power Generation, a subsidiary of the Jaypee Group.

Status updates

* May 2015: State government wants central govt to convert the Karchana power project into central government owned 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP).

Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant in 1320 MW (2x660 MW).

References

Coal-fired power stations in Uttar Pradesh Allahabad district {{India-powerstation-stub