Avantha Korba West Power Station
Avantha Korba West Power Station is a power project located near Kirorimalnagar railway station in Raigarh district in Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The power plant is one of the coal based power plants of Korba West Power Company Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gautam Thapar led Avantha Group.[1]
BHEL is EPC contractor for this power plant. Coal for the power plant is sourced from South Eastern Coalfields.
Capacity
Its planned capacity is 1200 MW (2x600 MW).
| Unit Number | Capacity (MW) | Date of Commissioning | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 600 | 2013 October | Running.[2] |
| 2 | 600 | under construction. |
Rs.4200 crore deal between Avantha Group and Adani Power and extortion calls by insider for ‘protection money’ for this deal
Extortion calls in April 2015 for ‘protection money’ for the Rs. 42 000 crore acquisition agreement between Avantha Group and Adani Power Limited for Avantha Korba West Power Station has led to the arrest of a senior corporate executive of a Thapar-Avantha Group company. [3]--Lalit Shastri 07:53, 20 April 2015 (UTC)
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