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{{Show badges| CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Gunipudi power station (STEAPL proposal)''' is a proposed 1320-megawatt (MW) coal plant in [[Andhra Pradesh and coal|Andhra Pradesh]], India.
 
 
Gunipudi power station is a proposed coal plant in [[Andhra Pradesh and coal|Andhra Pradesh]], India.
 
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
The map below shows the location of Pentakota but not the exact location of the project.
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The map below shows the location of Pentakota village, Vishakapatnam district, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
{{#display_point:Pentakota, Andhra Pradesh, India|width=500|height=400|type=normal|zoom=7}}
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{{#display_map:17.300117, 82.624386|width=500|height=400|type=normal|zoom=7}}
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
Gunipudi power station is an [[Ultra-supercritical]] 1320 megawatt (MW) coal plant in Andhra Pradesh proposed by [[Suryachakra Thermal Energy]], a subsidiary of [[Suryachakra Group]].<ref>[http://suryachakra.in/proposed/ "Proposed Clean Technology Based Thermal Power Projects,"] company website, accessed January 2012</ref>
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The project is proposed by [[Suryachakra Thermal Energy]], a subsidiary of [[Suryachakra Group]].<ref>[http://suryachakra.in/proposed/ "Proposed Clean Technology Based Thermal Power Projects,"] company website, accessed January 2012</ref>
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Suryachakra Group applied for a new terms of reference for the project in January 2015.<ref>[http://environmentclearance.nic.in/auth/FORM_A_PDF.aspx?cat_id=IA/AP/THE/26288/2014&pid=Found "Form 1,"] India MoEF, Jan 16, 2015</ref>
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As of June 2019 the company has not been awarded a new terms of reference.
  
 
==Project Details==
 
==Project Details==
 
'''Sponsor:''' [[Suryachakra Group]]<br>
 
'''Sponsor:''' [[Suryachakra Group]]<br>
'''Location:''' Gunipudi/Pentakota villages, Payakaraopet Mandal, Visakhapatanam District, Andhra Pradesh
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'''Location:''' Gunipudi/Pentakota villages, Nakkapalli mandal, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh<br>
'''Coordinates:''' <br>
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'''Coordinates:''' 17.300117, 82.624386 (approximate)<br>
'''Status:''' <br>
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'''Status:''' Cancelled<br>
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW)<br>
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'''Nameplate capacity:''' 1320 MW (Units 1-2: 660 MW)<br>
 
'''Type:''' [[Ultra-supercritical]]<ref name=SG>[http://bit.ly/xeUQFk "Proposed Clean Technology Based Thermal Power Projects,"] Suryachakra Group, accessed February 2012</ref><br>
 
'''Type:''' [[Ultra-supercritical]]<ref name=SG>[http://bit.ly/xeUQFk "Proposed Clean Technology Based Thermal Power Projects,"] Suryachakra Group, accessed February 2012</ref><br>
 
'''Projected in service:''' <br>
 
'''Projected in service:''' <br>
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'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' 7,806,085 tons<ref>For estimation method, see [[Estimating carbon dioxide emissions for proposed coal plants in India]]</ref><br>
 
'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' 7,806,085 tons<ref>For estimation method, see [[Estimating carbon dioxide emissions for proposed coal plants in India]]</ref><br>
 
'''Source of financing:''' <br>
 
'''Source of financing:''' <br>
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'''Permits and applications:'''
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*[http://bit.ly/1eLBJFZ Terms of reference,] July 26, 2011
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*[http://bit.ly/1eLBRFh Terms of reference extension,] Dec 19, 2013
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*[http://environmentclearance.nic.in/auth/FORM_A_PDF.aspx?cat_id=IA/AP/THE/26288/2014&pid=Found Form 1,] India MoEF, Jan 16, 2015
  
 
==Articles and resources==
 
==Articles and resources==

Latest revision as of 16:15, 25 December 2019

Gunipudi power station (STEAPL proposal) is a proposed 1320-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location

The map below shows the location of Pentakota village, Vishakapatnam district, the approximate location where the plant would be built.

Background

The project is proposed by Suryachakra Thermal Energy, a subsidiary of Suryachakra Group.[1]

Suryachakra Group applied for a new terms of reference for the project in January 2015.[2]

As of June 2019 the company has not been awarded a new terms of reference.

Project Details

Sponsor: Suryachakra Group
Location: Gunipudi/Pentakota villages, Nakkapalli mandal, Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 17.300117, 82.624386 (approximate)
Status: Cancelled
Nameplate capacity: 1320 MW (Units 1-2: 660 MW)
Type: Ultra-supercritical[3]
Projected in service:
Coal Type:
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2: 7,806,085 tons[4]
Source of financing:
Permits and applications:

Articles and resources

References

  1. "Proposed Clean Technology Based Thermal Power Projects," company website, accessed January 2012
  2. "Form 1," India MoEF, Jan 16, 2015
  3. "Proposed Clean Technology Based Thermal Power Projects," Suryachakra Group, accessed February 2012
  4. For estimation method, see Estimating carbon dioxide emissions for proposed coal plants in India

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