Jindal Tanmar Thermal Power Plant is a coal-based thermal power plant located in Tamnar village near
Raigarh
Raigarh is a city in northern Chhattisgarh known as the 'Cultural capital of Chhattisgarh'; Raigarh is famous for its dance form “SUWA” (as Raigarh Gharana) and classical music; Raigarh is also known as Sanskritidhani.
It is also known for ...
town in
Raigarh district
Raigarh district is a district of the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh. Raigarh is the district headquarters.
The district was formed by merging the princely states of Raigarh State, Raigarh, Sakti State, Sakti, Sarangarh State, Sarangarh, ...
in the Indian state of
Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh (; ) is a landlocked States and union territories of India, state in Central India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, ninth largest state by area, and with a population of roughly 30 million, the List ...
. The power plant is operated by the Jindal Power Limited which is a subsidiary of
Jindal Steel and Power
Jindal Steel and Power Limited (JSPL) is an Indian steel company based in New Delhi. JSPL is a part of OP Jindal Group.
In terms of tonnage, it is the third-largest private steel producer in India and the only private player in India to produ ...
.
The coal for the plant is sourced from captive coal mine. The Engineering, procurement and construction contract was given to
Bharat Heavy Electricals
Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) is an Indian central public sector undertaking and the largest government-owned electrical/ industrial technology company. It is owned by the Government of India, with administrative control under ...
.
Capacity
It has planned capacity of 3400 MW (4x250 MW, 4x600 MW).
References
External links
Tamnar power stationat
SourceWatch
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History
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Raigarh district
Coal-fired power stations in Chhattisgarh
2007 establishments in Chhattisgarh
Energy infrastructure completed in 2007