Kawai Thermal Power Project

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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} The Kawai Thermal Power Project of 1320 megawatt (MW) under construction Kawai, District Baran, Rajasthan, India. The project is being developed by Adani Power Rajasthan Limited (APRL), a subsidiary of Adani Power.[1]

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows construction underway at the plant site in north of Kawi Salpura in Baran district, Rajasthan.

Background

In its 2010-2011 annual report Adani states that:[2]

"a power purchase agreement has been executed with Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited for the sale of 1,200 MW power for a term of 25 years at a tariff having a non-escalable component and an escalable component for fuel & fuel transportation with yearly escalation as notified by CERC escalation indexes from time to time.
"In addition, land and water requirement for the implementation of the Kawai power project has been fulfilled. The environmental clearance for the power project has been recommended by Expert Appraisal Committee, MoEF, GoI. An application for domestic coal linkage to meet the coal requirements of the Kawai power project has been made. Entire 1320 MW capacity is expected to be commissioned by FY14."

According to the Central Electricity Authority, Unit 1 will be commissioned in January 2013 and Unit 2 in April 2013.[3]

The power station was commissioned in January 2014.[4]

Project Details

Sponsor: Adani Power
Location: Kawai village, Atru taluk, Baran district, Rajasthan
Coordinates: 24.7779971, 76.7371443 (exact)
Status: Operating
Capacity: 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW)
Type: Supercritical
Projected in service: 2014
Coal Type:
Coal Source: As yet unknown, coal linkage applied for from government of India
Estimated annual CO2: 7,806,085
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Environmental Clearance, India MoEF, May 4, 2011; and Environmental Clearance Amendment, India MoEF, March 14, 2014

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References

  1. "Power Generation" Adani Power, accessed July 2011
  2. Adani Power, "15th Annual Report: 2010-2011", Adani Power, July 2011, page 16. (Page number is based on the page numbering at the foot of pages in the document. Otherwise it is page 27 of the pdf.)
  3. Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, September 2012
  4. "Adani Power commissions Kawai power project," Adani press release, January 06, 2014.

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