Karchana Thermal Power Station Explained

Karchana Thermal Power Station is a proposed coal-based thermal power plant located in Bara Tehsil in Prayagraj district, Uttar Pradesh. The power plant will be owned and operated by Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. Earlier the plant was supposed to be owned and operated by Sangam Power Generation Company, a subsidiary of the Jaypee Group but it backed-out due to land acquisition related issues.^[1]

This power plant is coming up at a site adjacent to another upcoming power project Bara Thermal Power Station which is owned by Prayagraj Power Generation, a subsidiary of the Jaypee Group.^[2]

Status updates

• May 2015: State government wants central govt to convert the Karchana power project into central government owned 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Plant (UMPP).^[3]

Capacity

The planned capacity of the power plant in 1320 MW (2x660 MW).

Stage	Unit Number	Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning
1st	1	660	Plan approved in July 2014. As of March-2017, construction work yet to start ^[4]
1st	2	660

Notes and References

1. Web site: UP government to install four power plants | Lucknow News - Times of India. The Times of India.
2. Web site: Karchana Thermal Power Project - SourceWatch. www.sourcewatch.org.
3. Web site: UP govt pitches Karchana for 4000 MW mega power plant | Lucknow News - Times of India. The Times of India.
4. Web site: Allahabad set to become UP’s solar power hub. 23 March 2017. Hindustan Times.