Vemavaram power station
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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} Vemavaram power station is a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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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:
- Proposal for Terms of Reference, India MoEF, May 8, 2013
- Executive Summary of Project SNN Infra Power Projects, May 2013
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Executive Summary of Project SNN Infra Power Projects, May 2013.
