Solapur power station
{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}Solapur power station is a proposed 1320-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Maharashtra, India.
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Location
The map below shows the location of the project in Fatatewadi and Ahirwadi villages.
Background
As of 2014 the project is under construction, with a planned commissioning date of 2017.[1] It will use supercritical technology. It obtained environmental clearance on December 27, 2010.[2][3]
Opposition
On April 17, 2015, hundreds of farmers and land owners began protesting the project site, demanding higher compensation from NTPC for their lands acquired for the power station. According to The Hindu Business Line, a platoon of 150 police personnel were deployed, and the construction site - spread over 2,000 acres - was declared a prohibited area under the Official Secrets Acts.[4]
Project Details
Sponsor: NTPC
Location: Fatatewadi and Ahirwadi villages, South Solapur taluk, Solapur district, Maharashtra[2]
Coordinates: 17.551296, 75.9831995 (exact)
Status: Construction[3]
Nameplate capacity: 1320 MW (2x 660 MW)
Type: Supercritical[2]
Projected in service: 2017[1]
Coal Source: Mahanadi CoalFields Limited (letter of assurance for supply obtained)[2]
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Environmental Clearance, India MoEF, December 27, 2010
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References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 "NTPC Investor presentation," August 1, 2013.
- ↑ Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "2×660 MW Super TPP by NTPC Ltd.," Thermal MoEF News, July 2, 2011
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 "Investors Presentation," Sh. A.K. Singhal, Director of Finance, 1 August 2013, pages 34 and 35
- ↑ "Solapur farmers stage protests at NTPC plant site, demand higher compensation," The Hindu Business Line, Apr 23, 2015
