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==Background==
 
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The project would require 700 acres, which are currently private lands held by large families. The coal source would be based on a 70:30 ratio of domestic and imported coal dependent on supply from [[Coal India]]; if supply is not available, all coal would be imported. Water for the project would be sourced from the sea and a desalination plant.<ref>[http://bit.ly/1eLvJwW Executive Summary of Project] SNN Infra Power Projects, May 2013.</ref>   
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According to a 2013 Executive Summary of the project, Vemavaram power station would require 700 acres of land, which are currently private lands held by large families. The coal source would be based on a 70:30 ratio of domestic and imported coal dependent on supply from [[Coal India]]; if supply is not available, all coal would be imported. Water for the project would be sourced from the sea and a desalination plant.<ref>[http://bit.ly/1eLvJwW Executive Summary of Project] SNN Infra Power Projects, May 2013.</ref>   
 
 
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==Project Details==

Revision as of 00:51, 14 March 2015

{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} Vemavaram power station is a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location

The map below shows the location of the project in Vemavaram village, Thondangi taluk, East Godavari district, where the plant will be built.

Background

According to a 2013 Executive Summary of the project, Vemavaram power station would require 700 acres of land, which are currently private lands held by large families. The coal source would be based on a 70:30 ratio of domestic and imported coal dependent on supply from Coal India; if supply is not available, all coal would be imported. Water for the project would be sourced from the sea and a desalination plant.[1]

Project Details

  • Sponsor: SNN Infra Power Projects; Duckjin Global Investment (for Korean South Eastern Power)
  • Parent company:
  • Location: Vemavaram village, Thondangi taluk, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh
  • Coordinates: 16.3174751, 81.0962516 (approximate)
  • Status: Announced
  • Gross Capacity:
    • Unit 1: 660 MW
    • Unit 2: 660 MW
  • Type: Supercritical
  • Projected in service:
  • Coal Type:
  • Coal Source: 70% indigenous, 30% imported
  • Source of financing:
  • Permits and applications:

Articles and resources

References

  1. Executive Summary of Project SNN Infra Power Projects, May 2013.

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