Essar Mahan Power Plant Explained

Essar Mahan Power Plant is a coal-based thermal power plant located near Singrauli town in Singrauli district in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh. The power plant is operated by the Essar Energy.

Capacity

It has a planned capacity of 1200 MW (2x600 MW) of which 600 MW unit-1 is commissioned in December 2012 and 600 MW unit-2 commissioned in May 2017. Unit 3 was originally planned in Phase II expansion but was later shelved.

Unit No. Generating Capacity Commissioned on Status
1 600 MW 2012 December Operational[1]
2600 MW2017 MayOperational[2]
3 600 MW Shelved[3]

External links

24.199°N 82.664°W

Notes and References

  1. News: M.P. Asks Essar to shut down Singrauli plant. The Hindu. 28 January 2014. Vincent. Pheroze L..
  2. Web site: Mahan Super Thermal Power Project - SourceWatch. www.sourcewatch.org. 2019-08-09.
  3. Web site: NGT cancels forest approval for Essar-Hindalco's Mahan plant.