Jindal Power Limited has set up India’s first mega power project in the private sector – the 1000 MW thermal power plant at Raigarh, Chhattisgarh. The Company has invested approximately Rs. 4338 crore for setting up a 1000 MW power plant, the 1st unit of which commenced commercial operations in December 2007. All four units (250 MW each) were commissioned within a span of nine months.

The fuel supply of the plant is met through its captive coal mines. A 6.9 km conveyor pipeline has been set up for transportation of coal between the mines and the plant.

The Company has constructed a 258 km, 400 KV Double Circuit transmission line from the plant to the PGCIL sub-station at Raipur through which power can be sold anywhere in India. For meeting the plant’s consumptive water requirement, an 18 m high dam over the Kurket River has been built, 25 km away from the project site.

The Company is expanding its capacity at Tamnar by setting up a 2400 MW thermal power plant at an estimated cost of Rs 13,410 crore. The Company has already placed order on Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for supply, erection and commissioning of a 4X600 MW Boiler Turbine Generation (BTG) package.