Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Station

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Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 1050-megawatts (MW) in Dambhuni, Chirkunda, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Station Dambhuni, Chirkunda, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India 23.8209, 86.76 (exact)
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Phase II, Unit 1, Unit 2: 23.8209, 86.76

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Emergency/Backup
Phase II Cancelled coal: unknown[1] 1320 subcritical – False
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown[1] 525 subcritical 2011 False
Unit 2 Operating coal: unknown[1] 525 subcritical 2012 False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Phase II Maithon Power Ltd [100%] Tata Power Company Ltd [74.0%]; Damodar Valley Corp [26.0%]
Unit 1 Maithon Power Ltd [100%] Tata Power Company Ltd [74.0%]; Damodar Valley Corp [26.0%]
Unit 2 Maithon Power Ltd [100%] Tata Power Company Ltd [74.0%]; Damodar Valley Corp [26.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): domestic

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Background

Maithon Power is a joint venture company by Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) and Tata Power. (DVC also refers elsewhere on its website as the project being a 1000MW project).[2] The project is on the right bank of the Barakar River in Dhanbad District of Jharkhand, India.

Unit 1 (525 MW) of the plant began operating in 2011. Unit 2 (525 MW) was commissioned on March 23, 2012.[3][2][4][5]

Water

Water for the project comes from the Maithon Reservoir on River Barakar.[4]

Phase II

According to a March 2012 directors' report, the company envisions a Phase II consisting of 2x660 MW,[6] with the environmental impact assessment "under progress."[7]

However, since then the expansion has yet to receive environmental permits, and appears to be deferred or abandoned.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://cercind.gov.in/2018/draft_reg/O&M_data/Generation%20Data/MPL.pdf https://www.tatapower.com/energy-solutions/thermal-energy/maithon-plant; https://cercind.gov.in/2018/draft_reg/O&M_data/Generation%20Data/MPL.pdf. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Damodar Valley Corporation, "Growth Plans: 11th Plan Capacity Addition Programme", Damodar Valley Corporation website, accessed November 2011.
  3. ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Tata Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Station" Global Energy Observatory, accessed December 28, 2011.
  5. ↑ ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES, Central Electricity Authority, March 31, 2012
  6. ↑ "Maithon Power Limited," Directors' Report, 31 March 2012
  7. ↑ "Investor presentation," Tata Power, Sep 2012.

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