Rosa Thermal Power Plant

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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}}Rosa Thermal Power Plant is a 1,200-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Uttar Pradesh, India, which is owned and operated by Reliance Power.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Chaudhera village.

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Background

Phase I, Units 1-2

Construction of the project commenced in June 2007.[1] Phase I was completed in December 2009 and entered commercial operation in March 2010.[2][1]

Owner Reliance Power states that "the entire power generated will be sold" to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) and that "coal for the project would be supplied from the Ashoka Coal mines of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL). The coal mines are located in Jharkhand and the coal will be transported by Railways over a distance of 870 kms." Water for the plant "is sourced from Garrah river located a kilometer from the project."[1]

Phase II, Units 3-4

Rosa Phase II Unit 3 (300 MW) was commissioned in December 2011.[3] Unit 4 (300 MW) of the plant was commissioned on March 28, 2012.[4][5][6][7]

The company states that half the output of Rosa Stage II will be sold to Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Limited (UPPCL) at a cost plus tariff with the balance to be sold through Reliance Energy Trading Limited. Reliance Power states that the project is scheduled to be completed in 2012.[8]

Coal will be supplied from the Ashoka Coal mines of Central Coalfields Limited (CCL), a subsidiary of Coal India Limited (CIL). The coal mines are located in Jharkhand and the coal will be transported by Railways over a distance of 870 kms. Water for the power station "will be sourced from Garrah river located a kilometer from the project."[8][9]

Phase III, Units 5-6

The company submitted an application for a units 5 and 6 in December 2013.[10]

As of May 2016 the proposed units have yet to receive any necessary permits, and plans appear to be deferred or abandoned. It is not mentioned on the company website or in the Ministry of Power's Broad Status Report.[11]

Project Details

Sponsor: Reliance Power
Location: Chaudhera village, Shahajahanpur district, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 27.8194455, 79.9371618 (exact)
Status:

  • Units 1-4: Operating
  • Units 5-6: Cancelled

Capacity:

  • Unit 1: 300 MW
  • Unit 2: 300 MW
  • Unit 3: 300 MW
  • Unit 4: 300 MW
  • Unit 5: 660 MW
  • Unit 6: 660 MW

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Articles and Resources

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Reliance Power, "Rosa Phase I", Reliance Power website, accessed May 2011.
  2. "Phase I of Rosa plant goes onstream" The Economic Times, December 29, 2011.
  3. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.
  4. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.
  5. "Phase II of Rosa power plant switched on" The Times of India, June 18, 2010.
  6. Reliance Power, "Coal Based Projects", Reliance Power website, accessed December 2011.
  7. ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES, Central Electricity Authority, May 31, 2012
  8. 8.0 8.1 Reliance Power, "Rosa Phase II", Reliance Power website, accessed May 2011.
  9. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.
  10. Terms of Reference application for units 5 & 6, India MoEF, December 2, 2013
  11. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, July 2016

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