D B Power plans to set up 3 coal based power plants at Raigarh, Singroli and Jangir-Champa district respectively.

Of the 3 projects, a 1320 MW capacity coal based power plant will be developed in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh at an investment of Rs.5,000 crore. The company has acquired land for the project and has appointed DCPL, Kolkata as consultants for the project. Work on the project will start by January 2009 and will take two years for completion.

Another 1320 MW capacity coal based power plant in Janigir-Champa district has been planned for which eGateway India, on behalf of D B Power has invited tenders from contractors.  The selected contractor’s scope of work will include engineering, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of steam generators, steam turbine generators etc. The project has been allotted a coal block. The power plant will be implemented in two units. Unit I will take 34 months for completion while the second unit will be completed in 39 months.

D B Power also plans to set up a 1350 MW coal based power plant in Singroli in Madhya Pradesh entailing an investment of Rs.6,000 crore for which land acquisition is underway.