Dongamahua Captive Power Plant

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Dongamahua Captive Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 540-megawatts (MW) in Dongamahua, Tamnar, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Dongamahua Captive Power Plant Dongamahua, Tamnar, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, India 22.1279449, 83.5359192 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 22.1279449, 83.5359192

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Unit 1 operating coal: unknown 135 unknown 2012
Unit 2 operating coal: unknown 135 unknown 2012
Unit 3 operating coal: unknown 135 unknown 2012
Unit 4 operating coal: unknown 135 unknown 2012
Unit 5 cancelled coal: unknown 150 unknown
Unit 6 cancelled coal: unknown 150 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100%] Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100%] Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100%] Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100%] Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100%] Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6 Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100%] Jindal Steel & Power Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Iron & Steel


Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Gare IV/1 coal mine, coal middlings from nearby Gare IV/1 coal mine

Background

According to the Environmental Clearance, the existing power station consists of four 135 MW coal-fired power plants, fueled by coal middling and fines generated during washing at the nearby Gare IV/1 coal mine, located in village Nagarmuda, Janjgir, Tapranga, and Dongamahua, about 50 km from Raigarh. Jindal Steel & Power (JSPL) proposes to transmit the power generated by this thermal power plant to its JSPL Raigarh steel plant in Raigarh through its own dedicated transmission network.[1]

Units 1-2 began operating in 2010, and units 3-4 in 2012.[2]

Details of expansion

Environmental clearance for the second phase of the project - two more coal-fired units of 150 MW each - was approved in 2010 and amended in 2012.[3][4]

However, there is no record that construction has begun, and plans appear to be deferred or abandoned.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Rapid environmental assessment," Jindal Steel, Feb 1, 2007.
  2. "Jindal Steel announces commercial generation from Dongamahua unit," Economic Times, June 1, 2012
  3. Environmental clearance, India MoEF, Jan 9, 2012.
  4. "EC Compliance report," JSP, November 25, 2014

Additional data

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