Ratnagiri Power Plant

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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Ratnagiri Power Plant is a proposed coal plant in Maharashtra, India.

Location

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Background

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]


3,200 MW expansion put on hold

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]

In July 2011, JSW Energy said it was delaying expansion of its 3,200 MW coal plant in Ratnagiri as it waits for coal-pricing “clarity” from Indonesia and Australia.[4]

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.[5][6]

Project Details

Sponsor: JSW Energy
Location: Jaigad, Ratnagiri district, Maharashtra
Coordinates: 17.296375, 73.213105
Status: On hold
Nameplate capacity: existing: 1200 MW; proposed expansion: 3200 MW (4 x 800 MW)
Type: Proposed expansion: Supercritical[7]
Projected in service:
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Imported through JSW Jaigarh Port[7]
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:

Resources

References

  1. "Fourth 300-MW unit of JSW's Ratnagiri plant comes onstream," MoneyControl.com, October 17, 2011
  2. Rajesh Kumar Singh, "Billionaire Jindal’s JSW Delays Power-Project Expansion on High Coal Costs" Bloomberg, July 22, 2011.
  3. Makarand Gadgil, "R-Power wants to scrap Raigad power project" Wall Street Journal, Sep. 10, 2011.
  4. Rajesh Kumar Singh, "Billionaire Jindal’s JSW Delays Power-Project Expansion on High Coal Costs" Bloomberg, July 22, 2011.
  5. "Fuelling dissent: Coal power plants," NDTV, May 1, 2011
  6. "Another Nandigran?" Tehelka, November 21, 2009
  7. 7.0 7.1 "JSW Energy - Current Projects," JSW Energy website, accessed December 2011

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