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)

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

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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
Phase II cancelled coal: unknown 1320 subcritical
Unit 1 operating coal: unknown 525 subcritical 2011
Unit 2 operating coal: unknown 525 subcritical 2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

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

Financing

Source of financing:

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).[1] 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.[2][1][3][4]

Water

Water for the project comes from the Maithon Reservoir on River Barakar.[3]

Phase II

According to a March 2012 directors' report, the company envisions a Phase II consisting of 2x660 MW,[5] with the environmental impact assessment "under progress."[6]

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 Damodar Valley Corporation, "Growth Plans: 11th Plan Capacity Addition Programme", Damodar Valley Corporation website, accessed November 2011.
  2. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Tata Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Station" Global Energy Observatory, accessed December 28, 2011.
  4. 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
  5. "Maithon Power Limited," Directors' Report, 31 March 2012
  6. "Investor presentation," Tata Power, Sep 2012.

Additional data

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