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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Jawaharpur Thermal Project''' is a 1,320 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station which has been proposed by [[Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam]] to be built in Uttar Pradesh.
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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}'''Jawaharpur Thermal Project''' is a proposed 1,320 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Uttar Pradesh, India.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
The plant is located at Malawan, Etah tehsil, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh. The map below shows the location of Malawan but not the exact location of the project.
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The plant is proposed for Malawan in Etah tehsil. The map below shows the location of Malawan but not the exact location of the project.
{{#display_map:27.473355, 78.831894|width=500|height=400|type=normal|zoom=9}}
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{{#display_map:27.473355, 78.831894|width=600|height=500|type=normal|zoom=7}}
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
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The project was issed Terms of Reference on March 11, 2010. Water will be used from Lower Ganga Canal.<ref>[http://bit.ly/wZM0tP "2×660 MW Coal based Jawaharpur TPP by Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd,"] Thermal MoEF News, July 2, 2011</ref>
 
The project was issed Terms of Reference on March 11, 2010. Water will be used from Lower Ganga Canal.<ref>[http://bit.ly/wZM0tP "2×660 MW Coal based Jawaharpur TPP by Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd,"] Thermal MoEF News, July 2, 2011</ref>
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However, as of 2014 the project has not received environmental clearance, and may have been cancelled.
  
 
==Project Details==
 
==Project Details==
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'''Location:''' Malawan village, Etah tehsil, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh<br>
 
'''Location:''' Malawan village, Etah tehsil, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh<br>
 
'''Coordinates:''' 27.557438, 78.653801 (approximate)<br>
 
'''Coordinates:''' 27.557438, 78.653801 (approximate)<br>
'''Status:''' Pre-permit development<br>
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'''Status:''' Cancelled<br>
 
'''Capacity:''' 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW)<br>
 
'''Capacity:''' 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW)<br>
 
'''Type:''' <br>
 
'''Type:''' <br>

Revision as of 02:50, 6 September 2014

{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}Jawaharpur Thermal Project is a proposed 1,320 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location

The plant is proposed for Malawan in Etah tehsil. The map below shows the location of Malawan but not the exact location of the project.

Background

The company states that while it is calling for bids for a 1320MW project "it has been decided to permit the selected developer to establish an Additional Unit of 660 MW at the selected plant location. To expedite the process, the Government of Uttar Pradesh shall facilitate the Land Acquisition and Water allocation for such Additional Unit."[1]

The project was issed Terms of Reference on March 11, 2010. Water will be used from Lower Ganga Canal.[2]

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

Project Details

Sponsor: Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut
Location: Malawan village, Etah tehsil, Etah district, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 27.557438, 78.653801 (approximate)
Status: Cancelled
Capacity: 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW)
Type:
Projected in service:
Coal Type: Domestic
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Terms of Reference, India MoEF, March 11, 2010

Contact details

Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd.
Room No. 329, 3rd Floor,
Shakti Bhawan Extension, 14-Ashok Marg, Lucknow – 226001 Uttar
Pradesh, India
Ph: +91-522-2287867; Fax: +91-522-2288484/ 2287343;
Email: cgm2plg@yahoo.co.in

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