Prabhawati Nagar power station

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Prabhawati Nagar power station is a cancelled power station in Prabhawati Nagar, Banka, Bihar, India. It is also known as Pirpainti Bijlee.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Prabhawati Nagar power station	Prabhawati Nagar, Banka, Bihar, India	24.87608, 86.947425 (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	unknown	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

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

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): Terms of Reference: 2010-12-08

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

The power station has been proposed by Arrissan Power. The Bihar State Electricity Board (BSEB) states that the project was approved by the Bihar State Investment Board in May 2010. BSEB states that an application has been made to the Bihar Water Resources Department for a water allocation.

AS of 2014 the project has not received environmental clearance, and may have been cancelled.

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Additional data

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