Meherpur power station

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Meherpur power station is a cancelled power station in Meherpur, Bhagalpur, Bihar, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Meherpur power station Meherpur, 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

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
cancelled coal: unknown 1200 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
Usha Martin Ltd [100%] Usha Martin Ltd [100.0%]

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

The power station has been proposed by Usha Martin, an Indian headquartered wire rope manufacturing company.[1]

The company received approval for the project from the State Investment Promotion Board in August 2009. The Bihar State Electricity Board reported that the company stated it would require 6.5 million tonnes a year of coal for the project which was the equivalent of a "captive coal block with reserves of 350-400 MT." BSEB also noted that the company had been granted the right to obtain 5300 cubic metres of water an hour from the Ganga River. However, BSEB also noted that progress on the project "has not been reported by the firm".[2]

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

Articles and Resources

References

  1. Usha Martin, "About Us: Profile", Usha Martin website, accessed February 20121.
  2. Bihar State Electricity Board, "New Projects", Bihar State Electricity Board website, undated, accessed February 2012.

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