JSW Energy to set up 2,400-mw thermal power plant in Gujarat

JSW Energy Ltd, the energy division of the JSW Group, plans to set up a 2,400 mw coal-based power plant in Dahej near Bharuch in Gujarat.

The group has applied for the allotment of land to the state government and to the ministry of coal for a long-term coal linkage for the project. The company will import coal from Indonesia and Mozambique. The entire plant will be developed in two phases with two projects of 800 mw each in the first phase and another 800 mw project to be developed in the second phase. The company would require about 1,500 acres of land for the project.

The group had signed MoU with the state government for setting up a power project in the state. Krishna Deshika, jt group CFO, JSW Group, says, ‘‘While we had selected Simar port in the Junagadh district earlier, due to some technical issues, the government asked us to select a new location. We identified Dahej and will use the Dahej port for coal imports,’’ said Deshika