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'''Kakatiya Thermal Power Project Stage-II''' is a proposed coal plant in [[Andhra Pradesh and coal|Andhra Pradesh]], India.
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'''Kakatiya Power Station''' is a 500 MW coal plant in Telangana (formerly [[Andhra Pradesh and coal|Andhra Pradesh]]), India.
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Kakatiya Thermal Power Project Stage-II is a 600 MW coal plant located adjacent to the existing plant.
  
 
==Location==
 
==Location==
The map below shows the location of Chelpur village but not the exact location of the project.
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The aerial photo below shows the existing plant and the exact location of the new plant under construction to the south.
{{#display_point:Chelpur, Andhra Pradesh, India|width=500|height=400|type=normal|zoom=7}}
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{{#display_map:18.3831934, 79.8271644|width=600|height=500|type=hybrid|zoom=17}}
  
 
==Background==
 
==Background==
'''Kakatiya Thermal Power Project Stage-II''' is a 600 megawatt (MW) coal plant proposed by [[Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation]] (APGENCO) in Andhra Pradesh. Phase I of the plant is a 500 MW coal plant which was targeted for completion in 2009.<ref>[http://www.constructionupdate.com/products/projectsinfo/2008/04-10-august-2008/007.html "Kakatiya Thermal Power Project,"] Projects Info, August 04-10, 2008</ref><br>
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'''Kakatiya Power Station''' is a [[subcritical]] 500 MW power plant in Andhra Pradesh commissioned in 2010. It is owned by [[Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation]] (APGENCO),<ref>[http://www.constructionupdate.com/products/projectsinfo/2008/04-10-august-2008/007.html "Kakatiya Thermal Power Project,"] Projects Info, August 04-10, 2008</ref> which later became Telangana State Power Generation Corp (TSGENCO).
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==Phase II==
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Kakatiya Thermal Power Project Stage-II is a 600 megawatt (MW) coal plant under construction. Phase II is scheduled for commercial operation in March 2014,<ref>[http://www.apgenco.gov.in/viewHTMLpage.asp?lfile=uploadedfiles/ktpp-II.htm APGENCO status report,] October 1, 2012</ref> later pushed to April 2015,<ref>[http://www.cmie.com/kommon/bin/sr.php?kall=wclrdhtm&nvdt=20140611163532560&nvpc=099000000000&nvtype=INSIGHTS "AP’s power sector to see substantial capacity addition in 2014-16,"] CMIE, June 11, 2014.</ref> and was commissioned December 2015.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf ""Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,"] India CEA, April 2015</ref> It began commercial operation in 2016.<ref>[http://www.centralchronicle.com/bhel-commissions-600-mw-thermal-unit-in-telangana.html "BHEL commissions 600 MW Thermal Unit in Telangana,"] Central Chronicle, January 6, 2016</ref>
  
==Project Details==
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==Project Details for 600 MW expansion==
'''Sponsor:''' [[Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation]] (APGENCO) <br>
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'''Sponsor:''' Telangana State Power Generation Corp (TSGENCO)<br>
'''Location:''' Chelpur village, Ghanpur Mandal in Warrangal district of Andhra Pradesh<br>
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'''Location:''' Chelpur village, Ghanpur mandal, Warrangal district, Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh)<br>
'''Coordinates:''' 18.370500, 79.845080 (approximate)<br>
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'''Coordinates:''' 18.3831934, 79.8271644 (exact)<br>
'''Status:''' Construction<br>
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'''Status:''' Operating<br>
 
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 600 MW<br>
 
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 600 MW<br>
 
'''Type:''' <br>
 
'''Type:''' <br>
'''Projected in service:''' December 2012<br>
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'''Projected in service:''' 2015<br>
 
'''Coal Type:''' <br>
 
'''Coal Type:''' <br>
 
'''Coal Source:'''  Tadicherla Mines of Singareni<ref>[http://www.constructionupdate.com/products/projectsinfo/2008/04-10-august-2008/007.html "Kakatiya Thermal Power Project,"] Projects Info, August 04-10, 2008</ref><br>
 
'''Coal Source:'''  Tadicherla Mines of Singareni<ref>[http://www.constructionupdate.com/products/projectsinfo/2008/04-10-august-2008/007.html "Kakatiya Thermal Power Project,"] Projects Info, August 04-10, 2008</ref><br>
 
'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' 3,548,220 tons<ref>For estimation method, see [[Estimating carbon dioxide emissions for proposed coal plants in India]]</ref><br>
 
'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' 3,548,220 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:''' [http://bit.ly/1kp9gtn Environmental clearance,] India MoEF, Feb 5, 2009
  
 
==Articles and resources==
 
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Latest revision as of 18:02, 25 December 2019

Kakatiya Power Station is a 500 MW coal plant in Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh), India.

Kakatiya Thermal Power Project Stage-II is a 600 MW coal plant located adjacent to the existing plant.

Location

The aerial photo below shows the existing plant and the exact location of the new plant under construction to the south.

Background

Kakatiya Power Station is a subcritical 500 MW power plant in Andhra Pradesh commissioned in 2010. It is owned by Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO),[1] which later became Telangana State Power Generation Corp (TSGENCO).

Phase II

Kakatiya Thermal Power Project Stage-II is a 600 megawatt (MW) coal plant under construction. Phase II is scheduled for commercial operation in March 2014,[2] later pushed to April 2015,[3] and was commissioned December 2015.[4] It began commercial operation in 2016.[5]

Project Details for 600 MW expansion

Sponsor: Telangana State Power Generation Corp (TSGENCO)
Location: Chelpur village, Ghanpur mandal, Warrangal district, Telangana (formerly Andhra Pradesh)
Coordinates: 18.3831934, 79.8271644 (exact)
Status: Operating
Nameplate capacity: 600 MW
Type:
Projected in service: 2015
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Tadicherla Mines of Singareni[6]
Estimated annual CO2: 3,548,220 tons[7]
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Environmental clearance, India MoEF, Feb 5, 2009

Articles and resources

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