Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station

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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}}Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station is a 2,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Uttar Pradesh, India, which is owned and operated by the National Thermal Power Corporation.

Location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Sonebhadra district.

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Background

The plant comprises seven existing units:[1][2]

  • Unit 1 - 200 MW - 1982
  • Unit 2 - 200 MW - 1982
  • Unit 3 - 200 MW - 1983
  • Unit 4 - 200 MW - 1983
  • Unit 5 - 200 MW - 1984
  • Unit 6 - 500 MW - 1986
  • Unit 7 - 500 MW - 1987

Expansion

An additional 500 MW subcritical unit (Stage III) was proposed at the Singrauli Super Thermal Power Station in August 2011.[3]

In October 2016 NTPC submitted a pre-feasibility report to expand the power station by two supercritical units of 660 MW each. The proposal for an additional 500 MW unit appears to have been dropped.[4]

A terms of reference for carrying out an EIA was issued on December 9, 2016.[5] In April 2018, NTPC said it planned to begin the tendering process for the power station.[6]

Project Details for Proposed Expansion

Sponsor: National Thermal Power Corporation
Location: Sonebhadra district, Uttar Pradesh
Coordinates: 24.1033, 82.7068 (exact)[1]
Status: Pre-permit development
Capacity: 2 x 660 MW
Type: Supercritical
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Permits and applications: Terms of Reference, India MoEF, Dec 9, 2016

Articles and Resources

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Singrauli Super (SSTPP) Coal Power Station India," Global Energy Observatory, accessed March 2012
  2. National Thermal Power Corporation, "Coal Based Power Stations ", National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.
  3. "Pending Application of SEBs up to 31st July 2011," Ministry of Coal, August 18, 2011
  4. "Pre-feasibility report," NTPC, Oct 2016
  5. Terms of Reference, India MoEF, Dec 9, 2016
  6. "NTPC to float tenders to meet FY19 capacity addition target," Financial Express, Apr 20, 2018

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