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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Meghavaram Kakarapalli power station''' is a proposed coal plant in [[Andhra Pradesh and coal|Andhra Pradesh]], India.  
'''Meghavaram Kakarapalli power station''' is a 450 megawatt (MW) coal plant proposed by [[Meghavaram Power]] in Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="EIS">[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37716113/MEGHAVARAM-POWER-PRIVATE-LIMITED "Meghavaram Power Private Limited: Summary on Environmental Impact Assessment Report,"] accessed January 2012</ref> In December 2011, The Hindu reported that the plant had been placed on hold "because of agitations at Sompeta and Kakarapalli."<ref name="Twelve"/>
 
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
The map below shows the location of Kakarapalli village but not the exact location of the project.
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The map below shows the location of Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali taluk, Srikakulam district, the approximate location where the plant would be built.  
{{#display_point:|Kakarapalli, Andhra Pradesh, India|width=500|height=400|type=normal|zoom=7}}
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==Background==
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'''Meghavaram Kakarapalli power station''' is a 450 megawatt (MW) coal plant proposed by [[Meghavaram Power]] in Andhra Pradesh.<ref name="EIS">[http://www.docstoc.com/docs/37716113/MEGHAVARAM-POWER-PRIVATE-LIMITED "Meghavaram Power Private Limited: Summary on Environmental Impact Assessment Report,"] accessed January 2012</ref> In December 2011, The Hindu reported that the plant had been placed on hold "because of agitations at Sompeta and Kakarapalli."<ref name="Twelve">K. Srinivasa Rao, [http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/07/stories/2011060759150400.htm "Five companies shelve power project proposals,"] The Hindu, June 7, 2011</ref>
  
 
==Project Details==
 
==Project Details==
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'''Location:''' Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh<br>
 
'''Location:''' Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh<br>
 
'''Coordinates:''' 17.484945, 82.494903 (approximate)<br>
 
'''Coordinates:''' 17.484945, 82.494903 (approximate)<br>
'''Status:''' Reported on hold (December 2011)<ref name="Twelve">K. Srinivasa Rao, [http://www.hindu.com/2011/06/07/stories/2011060759150400.htm "Five companies shelve power project proposals,"] The Hindu, June 7, 2011</ref><br>
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'''Status:''' Cancelled<br>
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 450 MW (2 x 225 MW)<br>
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'''Capacity:''' 450 MW (2 x 225 MW)<br>
 
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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Meghavaram Kakarapalli power station is a proposed coal plant in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location

The map below shows the location of Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali taluk, Srikakulam district, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

Background

Meghavaram Kakarapalli power station is a 450 megawatt (MW) coal plant proposed by Meghavaram Power in Andhra Pradesh.[1] In December 2011, The Hindu reported that the plant had been placed on hold "because of agitations at Sompeta and Kakarapalli."[2]

Project Details

Sponsor: Meghavaram Power
Location: Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 17.484945, 82.494903 (approximate)
Status: Cancelled
Capacity: 450 MW (2 x 225 MW)
Type:
Projected in service:
Coal Type: 100% Indigenous coal or blend of 70% Indian coal with 30% imported coal
Coal Source: Indigenous coal: Mahanadi Coal Fields; Imported coal: unknown[1]
Estimated annual CO2: 2,661,165 tons[3]
Source of financing:

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