Kiul Thermal Power Project

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Kiul Thermal Power Project is a cancelled power station in Pokhrawan and Lai, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai, Bihar, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kiul Thermal Power Project Pokhrawan and Lai, Surajgarha, Lakhisarai, Bihar, India 25.146576, 86.096278 (approximate)

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

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 cancelled coal - unknown 1320 supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Mirach Power Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): Terms of Reference: 2011-03-30

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

The commissioning date of the project is unknown but power will be sold to the Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB).[1] The project has been proposed by MIRACH Power to be built near Pokhrawan and Lai villages in Lakhisarai district, Bihar, India.

The project was approved by the Bihar State Investment Promotion Board in August 2010.[2] BSEB notes that the company signed a Memorandum of Understanding on the project in November 2010. The MOU, BSEB notes, remains valid for 13 months. BSEB also notes that in September 2010 the company was granted approval to extract 40 cusecs of water from the Ganga River and will require 1000 acres of land. BSEB has "the first right to claim to purchase / refusal of power up to 25 % maximum from the proposed power plant," BSEB states.[3]

However, as of 2014 the project has not received environmental clearance, and appears to have been abandoned. On its website, project proponent Mirach Energy describes itself as an oil and gas company, with no discussion of coal.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Bihar State Electricity Board, "New Projects", Bihar State Electricity Board website, accessed November 2011.
  2. Bihar State Investment Promotion Board, "Proposals Approved by State Investment Promotion Board (SIPB)", Bihar State Investment Promotion Board, December 2011, page 34.
  3. Bihar State Electricity Board, "New Projects", Bihar State Electricity Board website, accessed November 2011.
  4. "About Us," Mirach Energy website, accessed September 2014.

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