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'''Sponsor:''' [[Meghavaram Power]]<br>
 
'''Sponsor:''' [[Meghavaram Power]]<br>
 
'''Location:''' Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh<br>
 
'''Location:''' Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh<br>
'''Coordinates:''' <br>
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'''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>
 
'''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>
 
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 450 MW (2 x 225 MW)<br>
 
'''Nameplate capacity:''' 450 MW (2 x 225 MW)<br>

Revision as of 19:53, 18 March 2012

{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} 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]

Location

The map below shows the location of Kakarapalli village but not the exact location of the project.

Project Details

Sponsor: Meghavaram Power
Location: Kakarapalli village, Santhabommali Mandal, Srikakulam District, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 17.484945, 82.494903 (approximate)
Status: Reported on hold (December 2011)[2]
Nameplate 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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