Rengali power station

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{{#Badges:CoalSwarm|navbar-Indiacoal}}Rengali power station is a proposed 2000 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power plant to be built by Neyveli Lignite Corporation (NLC) in Odisha, India.

Location

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Background

In 2009 it was reported that Orissa Thermal Power Corporation (OTPCL), a joint venture between state-owned Orissa Mining Corporation (OMC) and Orissa Hydro Power Corporation (OHPC) was planning a 2000 MW coal plant at Rengali.[1] In 2010 it was reported that the project, now described as a 1000 MW plant, had been cancelled.[2] In 2011 there was still a mention of the project on the website of Neyveli Lignite, though it is not clear that this is the same project. The website that "in principle approval of the Government of Orissa for allocation of land in Rengali Taluk of Sambalpur district in Orissa is awaited."[3] However, in 2014, there was no longer any mention of the project on the Neyveli Lignite Corporation website.

Project Details

Sponsor: Orissa Thermal Power Corporation
Location: Rengali taluk, Sambalpur district, Odisha
Coordinates: 21.627661, 84.047073 (approximate)
Status: Cancelled
Capacity: 2000 MW
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Estimated annual CO2: 11,827,402 tons
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References

  1. "OTPCL plants 2000 MW power plant at Rengali," Business Standard, January 20, 2009
  2. "OTPCL scraps its 1000 MW Rengali power projectIn 2011," Business Standard, August 13, 2010
  3. "Neyveli Lignite Corporation Limited" Rengali power station, accessed January 24, 2011.
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