Rail Connectivity To Kawai Thermal Power Plant
Client: Adani Power Ltd.
Location: Kawai, Rajasthan
Overview
Adani Enterprises Ltd (AEL) is a flagship company of Adani Group of companies registered under “The companies act 1956”. AEL has entered in to a MOU with Energy Department of State Government of Rajasthan on 20.03.2008, for setting up coal base thermal power plant near Kawai village of Baran district, Rajasthan through its subsidiary company Adani Power Limited called as Adani Power Rajasthan Limited (APRL).
APRL proposed to construct 2×660 MW Thermal Power Plant at Kawai in Rajasthan. The proposed power plant is located on the East side of Salpura Railway Station on Kota Rutiyai section falling on Kota division of West Central Railway. An extent of 662 Acres of land has been acquired by APRL for the proposed power plant.
Salient features of proposed rail infrastructure facilities for M/s APRL are as follows:
| Serving Railway Station | Salpura |
| Route length of proposed Railway siding | 4.5 Km |
| Gauge | Broad Gauge 1676 mm. |
| Ruling gradient | |
| Curves | 7.8 |
| Bridges | 01 no Box Culvert |
| Rails | 52 Kg (T-12), IU |
| Sleepers | a) 60kg PSC sleepers / (M+7) density. b) PSC Sleepers for CMS points & crossings with fan-shaped layout. |
| Ballast | 50 mm Track Ballast of 250mm cushion |
| Points and Crossings | 1 in 8½ |
| Signalling arrangements at serving station | Standard III interlocking (tokenless Block working / B-Class station) with MACLS signals |
| OHE and Traction | Electrified |