Asansol Crescent power station
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Asansol Crescent power station is an operating power station of at least 40-megawatts (MW) in Asansol, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Asansol Crescent power station | Asansol, Bardhaman, West Bengal, India | 23.7845702, 87.0472446 (exact)[1] |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1: 23.7845702, 87.0472446
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Operating | coal: waste coal[2][3] | 40[3] | subcritical | 2007 | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | CESC Ltd [100%] | CESC Ltd [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Ownership Tree
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Background
The power project is a 40-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Bardhaman, the state of West Bengal, India.[4] The power station uses rejected coal from an adjacent washery, which receives coal from Sarisatolli Coal Mine.[5][6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ "Way: Crescent Power Limited (206009234)". OpenStreetMap. 2023-10-17. Archived from the original on 2025-07-12. Retrieved 2025-07-08.
- ↑ https://www.gem.wiki/Coal_source_methodology_for_the_Global_Coal_Plant_Tracker.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Crescent Power Limited". RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group. Archived from the original on 2026-03-11. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
{{cite web}}: Text "Businesses" ignored (help) - ↑ "CESC switches on Crescent for Asansol plant," The Telegraph, April 22, 2005
- ↑ "About Crescent Power Limited," RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, archived March 11, 2026
- ↑ "Impact on Water Environment due to fly ash filling in deep abandoned opencast mines: A case Study," Prasad et al., Int. Conf. on Deep Excavation, Energy Resources and Production, January 2017
Additional data
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