Dabhol Power Station

Dabhol Power Station
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CountryIndia
LocationAnjanwel, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
Coordinates17°33′35″N 73°9′59″E / 17.55972°N 73.16639°E / 17.55972; 73.16639
StatusOperational
Commission date2000
OwnerRatnagiri Gas and Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelLNG
Combined cycle?Yes
Power generation
Nameplate capacity
  • 1,967 MW

Dabhol Power Station is located near Anjanwel village in Ratnagiri district in Maharashtra, India, about 160 kilometres (99 mi) south of Mumbai. The power station was built by the Dabhol Power Company (DPC), which was a joint venture of Enron International, General Electric, Bechtel and Maharashtra Power Development Corporation.[1] At the start of its construction in 1992, the Dabhol power station project was, at $3 billion, the biggest foreign investment in India. The project was mired in controversy from its inception, which would escalate so dramatically that it affected politics and foreign policy at the national level.[2]

  1. ^ "Case Study: Dabhol Power Company Limited". 12 October 2009. Retrieved 1 November 2011.
  2. ^ Minority Staff Committee on Government Reform (22 February 2002). "FACT SHEET - Background on Enron's Dabhol Power Project" (PDF). U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 October 2016. Retrieved 25 October 2016.