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	The '''KSK Mahanadi Power Project''' is a coal-powered thermal power plant located in [[Chhattisgarh]], India. It is owned and operated by [[~~KSK~~ Energy ~~Ventures~~]]~~, a private company~~.		The '''KSK Mahanadi Power Project''' is a coal-powered thermal power plant located in [[Chhattisgarh]], India. As of 2025, it is owned and operated by [[JSW Energy]].

	==Project description==		==Project description==
	The power plant is located at Nariyara village in [[Akaltara]] [[tehsil]] of [[Janjgir-Champa district]], in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The approved capacity of the plant is 3,600 MW (6×600 MW). The engineering, procurement, and construction contract was awarded to [[SEPCO]] of [[China]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ksk.co.in/opr-evl-tp.html \|title=~~Archived copy~~ \|access-date=2014~~-03-20~~ \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209021757/http://ksk.co.in/opr-evl-tp.html \|archive-date=2014~~-02-09~~ }}</ref>		The power plant is located at Nariyara village in [[Akaltara]] [[tehsil]] of [[Janjgir-Champa district]], in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The approved capacity of the plant is 3,600 MW (6×600 MW). The engineering, procurement, and construction contract was awarded to [[SEPCO]] of [[China]].<ref>{{cite web \|url=http://www.ksk.co.in/opr-evl-tp.html \|title=Operations - Thermal Power Plants \|access-date=20 March 2014 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209021757/http://ksk.co.in/opr-evl-tp.html \|archive-date=9 February 2014 }}</ref>

	The company has long-term coal-supply arrangements with the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation and the Goa Industrial Development Corporation from the Morga-II and Gare Pelma-II coal blocks, respectively. It has also been allocated tapering linkage arrangements with Coal India.		The company has long-term coal-supply arrangements with the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation and the Goa Industrial Development Corporation from the Morga-II and Gare Pelma-II coal blocks, respectively. It has also been allocated tapering linkage arrangements with Coal India.<ref>[https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ksk-energy-commissions-600-mw-unit-i-of-mahanadi-project/article20616004.ece1 Unit-I commissioned in May 2013]</ref> However, the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]] judgment of 2014 on the [[coal scam]] case led to a cancellation of all allocations.
	<ref>[https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ksk-energy-commissions-600-mw-unit-i-of-mahanadi-project/article20616004.ece1 Unit-I commissioned in May 2013]</ref> However, the [[Supreme Court of India\|Supreme Court]] judgment of 2014 on the [[coal scam]] case led to a cancellation of all allocations.

	==Progress==		==Progress==
	The project includes six units, at 600 MW each. Three of the six units have been commissioned so far.		The project includes six units, at 600 MW each. Three of the six units have been commissioned so far.{{as of?\|date=April 2023}}

	{\| class="sortable wikitable"		{\| class="sortable wikitable"
	\|-		\|-
	! Unit No. !! Generating ~~Capacity~~ !! ~~Commissioned on~~ !! Status		! Unit no. !! Generating capacity !! Commission date !! Status
	\|-		\|-
	\| 1 \|\| 600 MW \|\| May 2013 \|\| Running <ref>{{cite web\|author=V. Rishi Kumar \|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ksk-energy-commissions-600mw-unit-i-of-mahanadi-project/article4732679.ece \|title=KSK Energy commissions 600-MW unit I of Mahanadi project \| Business Line \|publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com \|date=2013~~-05-20~~ \|access-date=2017~~-07-06~~}}</ref>		\| 1 \|\| 600 MW \|\| May 2013 \|\| Running<ref>{{cite web\|author=V. Rishi Kumar \|url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ksk-energy-commissions-600mw-unit-i-of-mahanadi-project/article4732679.ece \|title=KSK Energy commissions 600-MW unit I of Mahanadi project \| Business Line \|publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com \|date=20 May 2013 \|access-date=6 July 2017}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| 2 \|\| 600 MW \|\| August 2014 \|\|Running <ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ksk.co.in/ThermalPP.php \|title=KSK Energy Ventures Limited \|publisher=Ksk.co.in \|date=2016~~-03-31~~ \|access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref>		\| 2 \|\| 600 MW \|\| August 2014 \|\|Running<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.ksk.co.in/ThermalPP.php \|title=KSK Energy Ventures Limited \|publisher=Ksk.co.in \|date=31 March 2016 \|access-date=6 July 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922042716/http://www.ksk.co.in/ThermalPP.php \|archive-date=22 September 2021 \|url-status=dead}}</ref>
	\|-		\|-
	\| 3 \|\| 600 MW \|\| January 2018 \|\| Running <ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/strategic-buyer-pfc-seeks-buyers-for-project-by-ksk-energy-subsidiary/1151400/ \|title=KSK MPCL commissions 3rd units of 600 MW; \| publisher=~~Ksk~~.~~co.in~~ \| date=2018~~-01-31~~ \|access-date=2018~~-05-15~~}}</ref>		\| 3 \|\| 600 MW \|\| January 2018 \|\| Running<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/strategic-buyer-pfc-seeks-buyers-for-project-by-ksk-energy-subsidiary/1151400/ \|title=KSK MPCL commissions 3rd units of 600 MW; \| publisher=financialexpress.com \| date=31 January 2018 \|access-date=15 May 2018}}</ref>
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	\| 4 \|\| 600 MW \|\| ... \|\| ...		\| 4 \|\| 600 MW \|\| ... \|\| ...
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	==Present status==		==Present status==
			{{unreferenced section\|date=April 2023}}

	The company is facing major issues, and financial institutions have begun the process of finding a suitable buyer for the project. Apart from seeking investors, lenders also plan to change the management of a subsidiary that is implementing the raw water intake system for the project, and that of an associate developing the railway siding outside the plant boundary.		The company is facing major issues, and financial institutions have begun the process of finding a suitable buyer for the project. Apart from seeking investors, lenders also plan to change the management of a subsidiary that is implementing the raw water intake system for the project, and that of an associate developing the railway siding outside the plant boundary.

	The company reported revenues of only Rs. 200 million (~~USD~~ 3 million) in the 2017 fiscal year, which is negligible if 1,200 MW of production capacity was operational during that year. The single reason for non-operation is the non-availability of coal. In 2014, the Supreme Court of India cancelled wholesale all coal allocations made since 1993 by the government of India, which has held a monopoly on coal mining since nationalization in the 1950s.		The company reported revenues of only Rs. 200 million (US$3 million) in the 2017 fiscal year, which is negligible if 1,200 MW of production capacity was operational during that year. The single reason for non-operation is the non-availability of coal. In 2014, the Supreme Court of India cancelled wholesale all coal allocations made since 1993 by the government of India, which has held a monopoly on coal mining since nationalization in the 1950s.

			In 2025, KSK Mahanadi Power Limited, which previously operated the project, was acquired by the public energy company [[JSW Energy]].<ref>{{cite web\|title=KSK Mahanadi Power Plant \|url=https://www.jsw.in/energy/ksk-mahanadi-power-plant \|website=jsw.in \|access-date=16 June 2025}}</ref>

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{{Short description|Thermal power plant in Chhattisgarh, India}}
{{use dmy dates|date=February 2021}}

The '''KSK Mahanadi Power Project''' is a coal-powered thermal power plant located in [[Chhattisgarh]], India. It is owned and operated by [[KSK Energy Ventures]], a private company.

==Project description==
The power plant is located at Nariyara village in [[Akaltara]] [[tehsil]] of [[Janjgir-Champa district]], in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The approved capacity of the plant is 3,600 MW (6×600 MW). The engineering, procurement, and construction contract was awarded to [[SEPCO]] of [[China]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ksk.co.in/opr-evl-tp.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2014-03-20 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140209021757/http://ksk.co.in/opr-evl-tp.html |archive-date=2014-02-09 }}</ref>

The company has long-term coal-supply arrangements with the Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation and the Goa Industrial Development Corporation from the Morga-II and Gare Pelma-II coal blocks, respectively. It has also been allocated tapering linkage arrangements with Coal India.
<ref>[https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ksk-energy-commissions-600-mw-unit-i-of-mahanadi-project/article20616004.ece1 Unit-I commissioned in May 2013]</ref> However, the [[Supreme Court of India|Supreme Court]] judgment of 2014 on the [[coal scam]] case led to a cancellation of all allocations.

==Progress==
The project includes six units, at 600 MW each. Three of the six units have been commissioned so far.

{| class="sortable wikitable"
|-
! Unit No. !! Generating Capacity !! Commissioned on !! Status
|-
| 1 || 600 MW || May 2013 || Running <ref>{{cite web|author=V. Rishi Kumar |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/companies/ksk-energy-commissions-600mw-unit-i-of-mahanadi-project/article4732679.ece |title=KSK Energy commissions 600-MW unit I of Mahanadi project | Business Line |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |date=2013-05-20 |access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || 600 MW || August 2014 ||Running <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksk.co.in/ThermalPP.php |title=KSK Energy Ventures Limited |publisher=Ksk.co.in |date=2016-03-31 |access-date=2017-07-06}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || 600 MW || January 2018 || Running <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/industry/strategic-buyer-pfc-seeks-buyers-for-project-by-ksk-energy-subsidiary/1151400/ |title=KSK MPCL commissions 3rd units of 600 MW; | publisher=Ksk.co.in | date=2018-01-31 |access-date=2018-05-15}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || 600 MW || ... || ...
|-
| 5 || 600 MW || ... || ...
|-
| 6 || 600 MW || ... || ...
|}

==Present status==
The company is facing major issues, and financial institutions have begun the process of finding a suitable buyer for the project. Apart from seeking investors, lenders also plan to change the management of a subsidiary that is implementing the raw water intake system for the project, and that of an associate developing the railway siding outside the plant boundary.

The company reported revenues of only Rs. 200 million (USD 3 million) in the 2017 fiscal year, which is negligible if 1,200 MW of production capacity was operational during that year. The single reason for non-operation is the non-availability of coal. In 2014, the Supreme Court of India cancelled wholesale all coal allocations made since 1993 by the government of India, which has held a monopoly on coal mining since nationalization in the 1950s.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Portal|Energy}}
{{Power Plants of Chhattisgarh}}

{{coord missing|Chhattisgarh}}

[[Category:Janjgir-Champa district]]
[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:2013 establishments in Chhattisgarh]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2013]]