Rajghat Power Plant: Decade-Old Redevelopment Proposal for Entertainment Hub Resurfaces

• The 45-acre Rajghat coal-powered plant, shut in 2015 due to air pollution, has remained vacant for a decade near ITO, New Delhi.
• Delhi government has revived a proposal to convert the plant into a "unique entertainment destination" for nightlife, cultural, and culinary activities.
• Previous plans since 2016, including a waste-to-energy plant, solar park, electricity museum, and government secretariat, failed to materialize.
• The current proposal, in planning stages, explores a private-public partnership to redevelop the site into a recreational and commercial hub, preserving the main structure.
• Challenges include ensuring affordability, managing traffic congestion, improving late-night accessibility, and conducting structural and brownfield audits for restoration.

Why It Matters: After a decade of dormancy, the Rajghat Power Plant's reuse as an entertainment hub is again proposed.