Tasra Coking power station

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Tasra Coking power station is a cancelled power station in Danbhum, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Tasra Coking power station Danbhum, Nirsa, Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India 23.78, 86.72 (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 300 subcritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
Steel Authority of India Ltd [100%] Steel Authority of India Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry: Coal Mining & Coal Products


Background

In 2009 the Steel Authority Of India (SAIL) stated its interest in establishing an open cast coking coal mine in Tasra, in the Jharia coalfields, about 25 km from Dhanbad. In 2013 Lanco was selected as the Mine developer and operator (MDO) by SAIL. Changes in land acquisition laws subsequently thwarted the project’s progress, as some villagers refused to sell their land. In 2017 it was announced Lanco will also develop and operate a captive power plant of 300 MW for SAIL through a joint venture company, based on the secondary products arising out of the coal mine washery.[1]

The coal mining started in December 2017. Reports suggest Lanco Infratech will continue to pursue plans for a 300 MW captive power plant.[2]

There have been no developments on the 300 MW coal plant since 2017, and plans appeared shelved or abandoned.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Natural Resources," Lanco, accessed Nov 2017
  2. Indrani Dutta, SAIL to begin Tasra project work with Lanco The Hindu, 16 September 2017

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