Sahara India Power Corporation Limited (SIPCL) is setting up 2X 660(1320) MW Power Plant with investment of Rs. 8000 Crores based on Supercritical Technology.

Ashok K Bhargava CEO of SIPCL briefing the media here on 25 July said the plant is located in the Titilagarh Tahasil of Balangir district in KBK Region where at present no major industry exists. 

Interestingly while the project needs 950 Acres of land, there will be no displacement in the area, said Mr.Bhargava.

SIPCL plant is based on advanced technology of world with participation of Korea East-West Power Co. Ltd., a company owned by the Government of Korea.

Mr.Bhargava said that the Supercritical Technology envisages less consumption of fuel thereby resulting in low generation of ash.

The ash generated will be disposed off with advanced technology high density system so that there will be no fly ash issues in the vicinity.

The entire ash generated will be used in land filling, cement-industry, brick making, fertilizer etc. as per MOEF norms.


Mr.Bhargava said that the plant will operate with effluents of less than 50 per cent of the limits fixed by Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India in their pollution standards. 

The plant will operate with high pressure and high temperature thereby reducing coal consumption, which will drastically reduce SPM, SOX, and NOX.

D L Sapra Chief Project Coordinator of SIPCL giving out details said that the Chimney height of 275 meter will help in keeping the environment clean

There will be green belt of 100 meter width adjoining the plant boundary and a total of 300 acres of plant will be in the greenbelt area, said Mr.Sapra.

There will be a huge water reservoir having capacity of 11 lakh cubic meter inside the plant boundary.

Mr.Sapra said that these environmental measures will help in control of temperature and there will not be any increase in the ambient temperature levels of the locality compared to the present.

The plant is envisaged with zero discharge i.e. no waste water will go outside the plant and all waste water will be treated and used within the plant.


As per MOU with State Govt. 90 per cent of Unskilled people, 60 per cent skilled people, 30 per cent Supervisory managerial people will be filled up by Project affected people.

About 2000 people will get direct / indirect employments through the project.

SIPCL will train the local people by establishing ITI and training centres. Primary & higher education in the area will be supported by SIPCL.

SIPCL has already initiated its CSR activities where SIPCL has been supplying potable drinking water in Titilagarh area in recent dry summer season and three Mobile Health Unit (MHU) vans are operating in the Titilagarh and adjacent areas with qualified doctors and free medicines to take care of primary health of village people.