Muthukur Mandal power station (Painampuram)
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Muthukur Mandal power station (Painampuram) is a proposed 1,320-megawatt (MW) coal plant in Andhra Pradesh, India.
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Location
The map below shows Painampuram village, Muthukur mandal, Nellore district, the approximate location where the plant would be built.
Background
Muthukur Mandal power station is a 1320 megawatt (MW) coal plant proposed by Nelcast Energy Corporation Ltd. It was granted environmental clearance in September 2010.[1]
In January 2011, infrastructure company Nagarjuna Construction Co. (NCC) acquired 55% equity in Nelcast Energy Corporation. NCC was trying to set up the Nagarjuna Construction Company Sompeta Thermal Plant, but said it had given up plans for the Sompeta plant and would transfer approvals for it to the plant being built by Nelcast Energy.[2]
Compliance conditions of the EC were approved in 2013.[3] Construction began in 2014.[4]
Project Details
Sponsor: NCC Power Projects Limited
Parent company: Nagarjuna Construction Company
Location: Painampuram and Sivarampuram villages, Muthukur mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 15.588629, 78.266836 (approximate)
Status: Construction
Nameplate capacity: 2 x 660 MW
Type: Supercritical
Projected in service:
Coal: Indonesian coal through Krishnapatnam Port
Estimated annual CO2:
Source of financing:
Emissions controls: Electrostatic precipitator followed by bag filter[1]
Permits: Environmental Clearance, India MoEF, September 30, 2010[1]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Coal Based Thermal Plant by Nelcast Energy Corporation Ltd," Thermal MoEF News, July 13, 2011
- ↑ "Nagarjuna junks Sompeta plan, buys Nelcast stake," Daily News and Analysis, Jan 19, 2011
- ↑ "Projects," NCC Power Projects Limited, accessed August 2014.
- ↑ "Tower Power," Construction World, Sep 2014
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