Bander power station
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} Sembcorp Gayatri Power Complex, previously known as Bander power station, is a 2,640-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station under development in Andhra Pradesh, India.
The complex consists of two coal-fired power stations of 1,320 MW each: Thermal Powertech Corporation India and Sembcorp Gayatri Power Limited.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Painampuram village.
Background
Bander power station was a proposed coal-fired power station in Andhra Pradesh, to be developed in three phases by Thermal Powertech Corporation. Phase I (2 units of 660 MW) and II (one unit of 660 MW) received an environmental permit in 2009,[1] and Phase III (one unit of 660 MW) a terms of reference in 2010 for applying for one.[2]
Thermal Powertech Corporation later became known as Sembcorp and split the three phases into two coal plants: Thermal Powertech Corporation India (phases I and II) and Sembcorp Gayatri Power Limited (phase III), which together make up the 2,640 MW Sembcorp Gayatri Power Complex.[3]
Unit 1 of Thermal Powertech Corporation India went into commercial operation in April 2015, and unit 2 in September 2015.[4][5] As of October 2015 unit 3 (660 MW) was still planned for construction.[6]
Sembcorp Gayatri Power Limited is planned for completion by the end of 2016.[7]
Coal Source
Imported coal will be transported by ship to Krishnapatnam Port. Indigenous coal will be brought by rail from Ib Valley/Talcher to Paradip/ Dhamra Port and then transported by sea to Krishnapatnam Port.[8]
Project Details of Thermal Powertech Corporation India
Sponsor: Sembcorp Utilities (67%), Gayatri Projects (33%)
Location: Painampuram village, Mutukur mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 14.351195, 80.143086 (exact)
Status: Operating (Units 1-2); Permitted (Unit 3)
Capacity: 1,980 MW (Units 1-3: 660 MW)
Type: Supercritical
In service: 2015 (Units 1-2)
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Krishnapatnam Port
Estimated annual CO2: 798,350 tons[9]
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Environmental clearance for Phases I and II: 3 x 660 MW, India MoEF, Nov 4, 2009
Project Details of Sembcorp Gayatri Power Limited
Sponsor: Sembcorp Utilities (88%), Gayatri Projects (12%)
Location: Painampuram village, Mutukur mandal, Nellore district, Andhra Pradesh
Coordinates: 14.351195, 80.143086 (exact)
Status: Construction
Capacity: 1,320 MW (Units 1&2: 660 MW)
Type: Supercritical
Projected in service: 2016
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Krishnapatnam Port
Estimated annual CO2: 798,350 tons[10]
Source of financing:
Permits and applications: Terms of Reference, India MoEF, Mar 12, 2010
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ Environmental clearance, India MoEF, Nov 4, 2009.
- ↑ Terms of Reference, India MoEF, Mar 12, 2010.
- ↑ "Sembcorp Utilities in India," Sembcorp, accessed March 2016
- ↑ "Sembcorp's first coal-fired plant in India starts operations," The Edge Markets, Sep 14, 2015
- ↑ ""Monthly Report," CEA, April 2015
- ↑ "Note on amendment to EC," Thermal Powertech, October 2015
- ↑ "Sembcorp launches 2,640MW power project in Nellore," Hindu Business Line, Feb 27, 2016
- ↑ "Project Details," Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed January 2012
- ↑ For estimation method, see Estimating carbon dioxide emissions for proposed coal plants in India
- ↑ For estimation method, see Estimating carbon dioxide emissions for proposed coal plants in India
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