Amravati Thermal Power Project

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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}} Amravati Thermal Power Project is a proposed 2,700-megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant in Maharashtra, India.

An additional 1320 MW has been proposed.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows construction activity at the project site, which is located north of the village of Nandgaonpeth in Amravati district, Maharashtra.

Background

The proposed project by Indiabulls Power Ltd would consist of three stages. Stage I would comprise five 270 MW units. For Stage I, the first unit of 270 MW was completed on March 25, 2013, and the second February 17, 2014.[1] [2] The power station is being built at Nandgaonpeth, Amravati district, Maharashtra.

According to the Central Electricity Authority, Phase II consists of five units of 270 MW each, rather than two units of 660 MW each as described by Indiabulls.[1]

The company states that "coal linkage has been granted and letters of assurance from South Eastern Coalfields Ltd. (SECL), Western Coalfields Ltd. (WCL) and Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd. (MCL) have been issued."[3]

The company stated in 2012 that the project has achieved financial closure and that "construction is in full swing."[4]

The company also received a terms of reference for a stage III of a further 1320 MW in 2009.[5]

As of July 2014, there are talks of Adani Power in process of acquiring the power project.[6]

Project Details

Sponsor: Indiabulls Power Ltd
Location: Nandgaonpeth, Amravati district, Maharashtra
Coordinates: 21.0803156, 77.9012418 (exact)
Status:

  • Phase I, Unit 1: commissioned March 25, 2013
  • Phase I, Unit 2: commissioned February 17, 2014
  • Phase 1, Units 3-5: Construction
  • Phase II: Construction
  • Phase III: Pre-permit development

Capacity:

  • Phase I: 1350 MW (five units, each 270 MW)
  • Phase II: 1350 MW (five units, each 270 MW)
  • Phase III: 1320 MW (two units, 660 MW)

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Projected in service:

  • Phase I: 2013-2014
  • Phase II:
  • Phase III:

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, February 2014
  2. Thermal Power Project: Amravati, Indiabulls website, accessed November 2012
  3. Indiabulls Power, "Amravati Thermal Power Project", Indiabulls Power website, accessed November 2011.
  4. "Robust results for Indiabulls Power in FY 2011-12," Indiabulls press release, April 28, 2012
  5. Terms of Reference, India MoEF, December 2, 2009.
  6. Piyush Pandey,"Adani eyes Indiabulls' 1,350 MW Amravati Thermal Power Project," TNN, July 30, 2014.

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