Jhabua Thermal Power Project

Jhabua Thermal Power Project is a coal based thermal power project located in village Barela – Gorakhpur, in Ghansore tehsil in Seoni district in Indian state of Madhya Pradesh.^[2] The power plant is owned by Jhabua Power Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Gautam Thapar led Avantha Group.^[3] On 5 September 2022, NTPC acquired the Jhabua power through insolvency process.

Jhabua Thermal Power Project at Seoni district in Madhya Pradesh
Jhabua power Plant located at Barela, Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh
Country	India
Location	Seoni District, Madhya Pradesh
Coordinates	22.737°N 79.911°E / 22.737; 79.911
Status	Unit 1 commissioned[1]
Commission date	Unit 1: May 2016 'Under implementation' Unit 2: 2017
Owners	NTPC 50% shareholding and 50% shareholding with lenders
Operator	NTPC
Employees	125
Thermal power station
Primary fuel	Coal
Power generation
Units operational	1*600 MW
Nameplate capacity	600 MW

BHEL is EPC contractor for this power plant. Coal for the power plant is sourced from South Eastern Coalfields.

Capacity

Its planned capacity is 1260 MW (1x600, 1x660 MW).

Unit Number	Capacity (MW)	Date of Commissioning	Status
Unit 1	600	2016 May	Running.[4]
Unit 2	660		Proposed