Palamau Plant power station

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Palamau Plant power station is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Palamau Dist, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Palamau Plant power station	Palamau Dist, Jharkhand, India	24.22902, 83.885832 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 24.22902, 83.885832

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	Operating	coal: unknown	30	subcritical	2000
Unit 2	Operating	coal: unknown	30	subcritical	2014

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Grasim Industries Ltd [100%]	Grasim Industries Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Grasim Industries Ltd [100%]	Grasim Industries Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): power
• Captive industry: Chemicals

Ownership Tree

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Background

The 30 MW power station was owned by Bihar Caustic & Chemicals Ltd and is located in Palamau Dist, the state of Jharkhand, India.

In May 2014, a second 30 MW unit was added to the power station.

In January 2016, Aditya Birla Chemicals (India) Ltd. merged with Grasim Industries Ltd.

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Additional data

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