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Mahanadi Coalfields Mulls Expanding TPP in Odisha

Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL) mulls expanding its upcoming thermal power plant in Sundargarh district of Odisha. MCL is looking to add 2,400 MW in the second phase, taking the total capacity of the unit to 4,000 MW.

 

The first phase of the project, of 1,600 MW, is likely to start work in the next financial year and is anticipated to be commissioned in 2028. The land for the project was earlier allotted for the Bedabahal ultra-mega power project of 4,000 MW, which was eventually scrapped. MCL then acquired the land from PFC Consulting.

 

The Ministry of Power has enhanced its projection of thermal capacity requirement and addition to 80 GW by 2031-32. The ministry has also been promoting large-scale diversification, and has advised all subsidiaries to explore setting up new pithead thermal power plants.

 

Led by the country's growing demand, coal companies are likely to play a key role in capacity addition.

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