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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Coal power station in Uttar Pradesh, India}}<br />
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{{Infobox power station<br />
| name =Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited ( Bara Thermal Power Station )<br />
| name_official = <br />
| image = Bara Thermal Power Plant Under Construction - PPGCL - Shankargarh - Allahabad 2014-07-04 5657.JPG<br />
| image_caption = Bara Thermal Power Station under construction in 2014.<br />
| image_alt = <br />
| coordinates = <!-- {{coord| | |type:landmark_region:IN|display=inline,title}} --><br />
| country = India<br />
| location = [[Prayagraj]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| status = O <br />
| operator = TATA POWER<br />
| th_fuel_primary = [[Coal]]<br />
| th_fuel_tertiary = <br />
| ps_units_operational = 3<br />
| ps_electrical_capacity = 1980 MW <br />
| commissioned = 2015<br />
}}<br />
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'''Prayagraj Power Generation Company Limited''' is a coal-based, 3×660&nbsp;MW, super critical thermal power plant located in Bara Tehsil in [[Prayagraj district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]]. The power plant is owned by Renascent Power, a subsidiary of the Tata Power. The total cost of the project was INR 12,000 crores.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/lucknow/no-more-dark-days/ |title=No more Dark days? |date=3 January 2015 |first1=Maulshree |last1=Seth |work=[[Indian Express]]}}</ref> In November 2019 Resurgent Power Ventures Pte. Limited (Resurgent Power) has announced closing the deal for acquiring 75 per cent stake in Jaiprakash Associates Ltd's Prayagraj Power.<br />
<ref>{{cite news | title=Tata Power-backed Resurgent Power closes deal for 75% in Prayagraj Power | work=[[The Hindu]] BusinessLine | date=15 November 2018 |url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/renascent-power-to-acquire-75-stake-in-prayagraj-power-generation/article25502122.ece#! | access-date=4 April 2021}}</ref><br />
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==Capacity==<br />
The planned capacity of the power plant is 3 × 660&nbsp;MW.<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/energy/power/bhel-commissions-another-660-mw-thermal-unit-in-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/54778266.cms |title=BHEL commissions another 660 MW thermal unit in Uttar Pradesh |work=[[The Economic Times]] |date=10 October 2016}}</ref><br />
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{| class="sortable wikitable"<br />
! Stage !! Unit Number !! Capacity ([[Watt#Megawatt|MW]]) !! Date of COD<br />
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| 1st || 1 || 660 || 28 February 2016<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/bhels-600-mw-prayagraj-unit-in-up-on-stream/article8042398.ece |title=BHEL's 600 MW Prayagraj unit in UP on stream |date=29 December 2015| work=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref><br />
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| 1st || 2 || 660 || 10 September 2016<br />
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| 1st || 3 || 660 || 26 May 2017<br />
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|}<br />
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[[File:Bara Thermal Power Project (39418033715).jpg|thumb|none|Bara Thermal Power Project, 2015]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
{{Portal|India|Energy}}<br />
* [https://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php/Bara_Thermal_Power_Project Bara Thermal Power Project] at [[SourceWatch]]<br />
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{{Power Plants of Uttar Pradesh}}<br />
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[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Prayagraj district]]<br />
[[Category:2015 establishments in Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2015]]</div>Antoniojaw