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Samalpatti Power Co.

Sector: Commercial • Location: Tamil Nadu, India

Source: World Bank Group

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The Samalpatti Power Co. was awarded the project to build, own and operate a 106-MW oil fueled power plant in the state of Tamil Nadu. The company is a joint-venture of Ogden Corp. (49%), Shapoorji Pallonji Group (40%) and Wartsila (11%). Ogden Corp., besides being the major shareholder, is also the O&M contractor for the project. Wartsila, in turn, is the EPC contractor.

Financial closure for

Status: Prospective
Sector: Commercial, Oil and Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Location: Tamil Nadu, India
Updated: 22 Jul 2026
Source: World Bank Group

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The project “Samalpatti Power Co.” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Tamil Nadu, India. Taiyo aggregates data on it from World Bank Group.

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Original status	Active
Taiyo status	Prospective
Taiyo last update	2026-07-22

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Description	The Samalpatti Power Co. was awarded the project to build, own and operate a 106-MW oil fueled power plant in the state of Tamil Nadu. The company is a joint-venture of Ogden Corp. (49%), Shapoorji Pallonji Group (40%) and Wartsila (11%). Ogden Corp., besides being the major shareholder, is also the O&M contractor for the project. Wartsila, in turn, is the EPC contractor. Financial closure for the US$102.2 million project was achieved in Jan. 2000. Six banks and financial institutions participated in the debt financing portion of the cost (US$72.33 million), which was signed in the end of Jan. 2001. There is no foreign debt component and the remainder of the cost will be financed through equity. Construction works started in Feb. 2000 and commercial operation began in first quarter 2001.
Original sector	Energy
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Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu

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Record type	Project
Sector	Commercial, Oil and Gas, Power Generation (CCGT), Government
Article published date	2024-05-26

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