Bongaigaon power station
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Bongaigaon power station is a 750 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station under construction by the National Thermal Power Corporation in Assam, India. The station comprises three 250 MW units.[1]
Construction on the project began in May 2008 with the 250 mw units projected to be commissioned in July 2012, November 2012 and October 2014.[2] The project has been reported as expected to "use a mix of coal from Eastern Coalfields Ltd and from the Margherita fields in Upper Assam."[3]
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Location
Stage II: 250 MW expansion
On December 8, 2010, NTPC was issued a ToR (Terms of Reference) by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry for an additional 250 MW plant at the same location. No additional land will be required by the additional unit. The Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is located 7.0 kilometers from the site.[4]
Project Details
Sponsor: NTPC
Location: Kumguri village, Kokrajhar taluk and district, Assam
Coordinates: 26.51289256, 90.54938774 (Exact)
Status: Stage I (750 MW) - under construction; Stage II (250 MW) - proposed
Nameplate capacity: Stage I: 750 MW; Stage II: 250 MW
Type:
Projected in service: Stage I: 250 MW (2011), 250 MW (2011), 250 MW (2011); Stage II: 250 MW (unknown)
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Coal Source:
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Permits and applications Phase I, Units 1-3:Environmental Clearance, India, MoEF June 7, 2007
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ National Thermal Power Corporation, "Future Capacity Additions", National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.
- ↑ "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.
- ↑ "McNally to install coal handling plant at Bongaigaon TPP", February 04, 2010.
- ↑ "1×250 MW for Bongaigaon PP Stage by NTPC Ltd," Thermal MoEF News, July 1, 2011
