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A fourth Unit of 500 MW has been proposed by [[NTPC]]; however, no further details are provided on the company website.<ref>[http://bit.ly/AsI4Ed "Future Capacity Additions,"] NTPC, accessed February 2012</ref> | A fourth Unit of 500 MW has been proposed by [[NTPC]]; however, no further details are provided on the company website.<ref>[http://bit.ly/AsI4Ed "Future Capacity Additions,"] NTPC, accessed February 2012</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 05:07, 5 March 2012
{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}Simhadri Power Station is a 1500 megawatt (MW) coal plant located in Andhra Pradesh, India. The plant comprises three units:[1]
- Unit 1 - 500 MW - commissioned February 2002
- Unit 2 - 500 MW - commissioned August 2002
- Unit 3 - 500 MW - commissioned March 2011
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Public protests over fly ash pollution
According to a February 2012 report in The Times of India, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) of Andhra Pradesh issued notices to NTPC for violating pollution limits and ordered the company to set aside Rs 3 crore as bank guarantee toward welfare measures for the affected people. According to PCB officials, the company was dumping fly ash on nearby areas and also letting it mix into sea water, thereby polluting local fisheries. Repeated protests by citizens brought the problem to public attention. PCB has set up a regional task for for the north coastal and both Godavari districts to monitor pollution.[2]
Proposed Expansion
A fourth Unit of 500 MW has been proposed by NTPC; however, no further details are provided on the company website.[3]
Project Details
Sponsor: NTPC
Location: Pittavanipalem village, Vishakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh[1]
Coordinates: 17.591, 83.09166[1]
Status: Unit 3: commissioned March 2011; Unit 4: Proposed
Nameplate capacity: existing: 1500 MW; proposed: 500 MW
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Projected in service:
Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Resources and articles
Related SourceWatch articles
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Simhadri Coal Power Station India, Global Energy Observatory, accessed February 2011
- ↑ "PCB notice to Simhadri power plant," The Times of Inida, February 29, 2012
- ↑ "Future Capacity Additions," NTPC, accessed February 2012
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