Pirpainti power station (Essar)

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Pirpainti power station (Essar) is a cancelled power station in Pirpainti, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Pirpainti power station (Essar) Pirpainti, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India 25.323652, 87.428188 (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 1800 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

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

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

The Bihar State Electricity Board notes on its website that the project was approved by the State Investment Promotion Board of Bihar in September 2008 but that "progress has not been reported by the firm".[1]

Essar Energy does not list the project on their website as one of those under construction.[2] Nor does its 2010 annual report list the project as one which is under development.[3] The project appears to have been abandoned.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Bihar State Electricity Board, "New Projects", Bihar State Electricity Board website, undated, accessed February 2012.
  2. Essar Energy, "Power", Essar Energy website, accessed February 2012.
  3. Essar Energy, "2010 Annual Report", Essar Energy, April 2011, page 13.

Additional data

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