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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''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]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.avanthapower.com/bs-kwpcl-overview.asp?links=kwpcl|title=Avantha Power - Business Structure - Korba West Power Company Ltd. - Overview|website=Avanthapower.com|accessdate=3 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171004034936/http://www.avanthapower.com/bs-kwpcl-overview.asp?links=kwpcl|archive-date=4 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref><br />
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[[Bharat Heavy Electricals|BHEL]] is EPC contractor for this power plant. Coal for the power plant is sourced from [[South Eastern Coalfields]].<br />
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On 07-Sep-2019, [[Adani Power Limited]] got approval from NCLT to become new owner of this project.<ref>https://www.newsclick.in/Adani-Power-Sector-Thermal-Power-Plants-NCLT-Chhattisgarh</ref><br />
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==Capacity==<br />
Its planned capacity is 1200 MW (2x600 MW).<br />
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! Unit Number !! Capacity ([[Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of Commissioning !! Status<br />
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| 1 || 600 || 2013 October || Running.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://netindian.in/news/2013/10/09/00026305/avantha-synchronizes-1st-600-mw-unit-raigarh-chhattisgarh|title=Avantha synchronizes 1st 600 MW unit in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh |date=9 October 2013|website=Netindian.in|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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| 2 || 600 || || under construction.<br />
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==Extortion calls==<br />
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, led to the arrest of a senior corporate executive of a Thapar-Avantha Group company.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newsroom24x7.com/2015/04/17/thapar-avantha-group-director-on-three-nation-tour-with-the-pm-receives-extortion-threats-two-arrested/|title=Thapar-Avantha Group Director on three-nation tour with the PM receives extortion threats, two arrested|date=17 April 2015|website=Newsroom24x7.com|accessdate=3 October 2017}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
{{Adani Group}}<br />
{{Portal|Energy}}<br />
{{Power Plants of Chhattisgarh}}<br />
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{{coord missing|Chhattisgarh}}<br />
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[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Raigarh district]]<br />
[[Category:2013 establishments in Chhattisgarh]]<br />
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2013]]</div>>BrownHairedGirl