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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Mauda power station''' is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India. (Alternative spelling: Mouda)
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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Mauda power station''' is a 1,000-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra, India. (Alternative spelling: Mouda) A 1,320 MW expansion has been proposed.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
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{{#display_map:21.1807403, 79.3965411|width=600|height=400|type=hybrid|zoom=17}}
 
{{#display_map:21.1807403, 79.3965411|width=600|height=400|type=hybrid|zoom=17}}
  
==Background==
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==Background on existing power station==
'''Mauda power station''' is a 1000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station of [[National Thermal Power Corporation]] in Maharashta, India. The first 500 MW unit was commissioned on April 19, 2012<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/apr12/7.pdf ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING  INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES,] Central Electricity Authority, April 30, 2012</ref> The second 500 MW unit was commissioned in March 2013.<ref>National Thermal Power Corporation, [https://www.ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=76&lang=en "Future Capacity Additions"], National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country"] Government of India Ministry of Power, August 2013.</ref>
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Mauda power station is a 1000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station of [[National Thermal Power Corporation]] in Maharashta, India. The first 500 MW unit was commissioned on April 19, 2012<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/apr12/7.pdf ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING  INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES,] Central Electricity Authority, April 30, 2012</ref> The second 500 MW unit was commissioned in March 2013.<ref>National Thermal Power Corporation, [https://www.ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27&Itemid=76&lang=en "Future Capacity Additions"], National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.</ref><ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country"] Government of India Ministry of Power, August 2013.</ref>
  
In addition, two units of 660 MW each have been proposed. These are referred to by the Central Electricity Authority as Mouda Super Thermal Power Project II Units 3 and 4. They are projected to be commissioned in 2017.<ref name=ip>[http://ntpc.co.in/images/content/investors/AnalystMeet2013.pdf "NTPC Investor presentation,"] August 1, 2013.</ref>
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==Expansion==
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Two additional units of 660 MW each have been proposed. These are referred to by the Central Electricity Authority as Mouda Super Thermal Power Project II Units 3 and 4. They are projected to be commissioned in 2017.<ref name=ip>[http://ntpc.co.in/images/content/investors/AnalystMeet2013.pdf "NTPC Investor presentation,"] August 1, 2013.</ref>
  
 
==Project Details==
 
==Project Details==
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'''Location:''' Mouda Tehsil, Nagpur district, Maharashtra<br>
 
'''Location:''' Mouda Tehsil, Nagpur district, Maharashtra<br>
 
'''Coordinates:''' 21.1807403, 79.3965411 (exact)<br>
 
'''Coordinates:''' 21.1807403, 79.3965411 (exact)<br>
'''Status:''' Phase I, Units 1 & 2 (500 MW) operating; Phase II, Units 1 & 2: Permitted<br>
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'''Status:'''  
'''Nameplate capacity:''' Phase I, Units 1 & 2: 500 MW; Phase II, Unit 1 & 2: 660 MW<br>
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*Phase I, Units 1 & 2: Operating (2012-2013)  
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*Phase II, Units 1 & 2: Permitted
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'''Capacity:'''  
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*Phase I, Units 1 & 2: 500 MW each
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*Phase II, Unit 1 & 2: 660 MW each
 
'''Type:''' Supercritical<br>
 
'''Type:''' Supercritical<br>
 
'''Projected in service:''' Units 3 and 4: 2017<br>
 
'''Projected in service:''' Units 3 and 4: 2017<br>
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'''Source of financing:''' <br>
 
'''Source of financing:''' <br>
 
'''Permits and applications:'''  
 
'''Permits and applications:'''  
* Phase I, Units 1 & 2: [http://bit.ly/1iChTi9 Environmental Clearance,] India MoEF, January 25, 2008<br>
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* Phase I, Units 1 & 2: [http://bit.ly/1iChTi9 Environmental Clearance,] India MoEF, January 25, 2008
* Phase II, Units 1 & 2: [http://bit.ly/1iyG0yi Environmental Clearance,] India MoEF, December 30, 2010<br>
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* Phase II, Units 1 & 2: [http://bit.ly/1iyG0yi Environmental Clearance,] India MoEF, December 30, 2010
  
 
==Resources==
 
==Resources==

Revision as of 02:04, 11 September 2014

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Mauda power station is a 1,000-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra, India. (Alternative spelling: Mouda) A 1,320 MW expansion has been proposed.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows construction underway at the project site, which is located in Mauda Tehsil, Nagpur district, Maharashta.

Background on existing power station

Mauda power station is a 1000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station of National Thermal Power Corporation in Maharashta, India. The first 500 MW unit was commissioned on April 19, 2012[1] The second 500 MW unit was commissioned in March 2013.[2][3]

Expansion

Two additional units of 660 MW each have been proposed. These are referred to by the Central Electricity Authority as Mouda Super Thermal Power Project II Units 3 and 4. They are projected to be commissioned in 2017.[4]

Project Details

Sponsor: National Thermal Power Corporation
Location: Mouda Tehsil, Nagpur district, Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21.1807403, 79.3965411 (exact)
Status:

  • Phase I, Units 1 & 2: Operating (2012-2013)
  • Phase II, Units 1 & 2: Permitted

Capacity:

  • Phase I, Units 1 & 2: 500 MW each
  • Phase II, Unit 1 & 2: 660 MW each

Type: Supercritical
Projected in service: Units 3 and 4: 2017
Coal Type:
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Permits and applications:

Resources

References

  1. ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES, Central Electricity Authority, April 30, 2012
  2. National Thermal Power Corporation, "Future Capacity Additions", National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.
  3. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, August 2013.
  4. "NTPC Investor presentation," August 1, 2013.

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