Ratnagiri Power Plant
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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Ratnagiri Power Plant is a 1200 megawatt (MW) coal-fired station consisting of four 300 MW units. It is located in Jaigad, in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, India. It is owned by JSW Energy. The final unit began commercial operation in October 2011.[1]
The 3,200 MW Ratnagiri Power Plant expansion has been proposed for the same location. In July 2011, JSW Energy said it was delaying the 3,200 MW expansion as it awaits coal-pricing “clarity” from Indonesia and Australia.[2]
Maharashtra is among India’s most industrialized states, and is reportedly seeking to make itself an "attractive investment destination" for manufacturers to maintain its primacy in the sector.[3]
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Citizen opposition
In May 2011, farmers marched to protest coal plants in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, in an area known as the Konkan Coast. The protests were organized by the Ratnagiri Zilla Jagruk Manch, an organization leading a campaign against seven thermal power plants proposed for the district. In Pawas, Ratnagiri district, villagers protested with a hunger strike.[4][5]
Project Details
Sponsor: JSW Energy
Location: Jaigad, Ranagiri district, Maharashtra
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Status:Operating 2011
Nameplate capacity: 1200 MW
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References
- ↑ "Fourth 300-MW unit of JSW's Ratnagiri plant comes onstream," MoneyControl.com, October 17, 2011
- ↑ Rajesh Kumar Singh, "Billionaire Jindal’s JSW Delays Power-Project Expansion on High Coal Costs" Bloomberg, July 22, 2011.
- ↑ Makarand Gadgil, "R-Power wants to scrap Raigad power project" Wall Street Journal, Sep. 10, 2011.
- ↑ "Fuelling dissent: Coal power plants," NDTV, May 1, 2011
- ↑ "Another Nandigran?" Tehelka, November 21, 2009
