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{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}} '''Meenakshi Energy Thermal Power Project''' is a 300-megawatt (MW) coal plant completed in 2012 and 2013 in [[Andhra Pradesh and coal|Andhra Pradesh]], India. It is listed by the Central Electricity Authority as '''Thamminapatnam Thermal Power Plant.''' Two additional phases are being planned that would bring the total size of the plant to 900 1,000 MW.
==Location==
Meenakshi Energy Thermal Power Project is a 300 MW coal project built by [[Meenakshi Energy]] in Andhra Pradesh. According to the Central Electricity Authority (September 2012), the first unit of 150 MW was commissioned in September 2012 and the second unit of 150 MW was commissioned in April 2013.<ref name=broad/> According to the company web site, "The first phase of the Project (300 MW) has been configured in a unique 'part tolling-part merchant' configuration with PTC India Limited."<ref name=Meen>[http://www.meenakshienergy.com/aboutus.html "About Us,"] Meenakshi Energy website, accessed January 2012</ref>
Meenakshi Energy mentions additional expansion of the project to a total of 900 MW (2 x 300 MW addition) or 1000 MW (2 x 350 MW addition).<ref name=Meen>[http://www.meenakshienergy.com/ourvehiclesforimplementation.html "Our Vehicles for Implementation,"] Meenaskshi Energy website, accessed October 2013</ref> As of August 2014 the company describes the "ultimate capacity" of the project as 900 MW.<ref name=ongoing>[http://www.meenakshienergy.com/ongoinginitiatives.html "Ongoing initiatives,"] Meenakshi Energy website, accessed August 2014</ref>
In 2013 French energy company [[GDF Suez]] (later renamed [[Engie]]) spent $400 million to acquire a 74 per cent stake in Meenakshi Energy, including the Meenakshi power station. Indian developer Meenakshi Group owns the remaining 26 per cent stake. ''The Hindu'' stated a 700 MW addition to the plant was under construction and expected to be completed by 2015 to 2016.<ref name=hindu>[http://www.thehindu.com/business/Industry/gdf-to-pick-up-74-stake-in-meenakshi-energy/article5470677.ece "GDF to pick up 74% stake in Meenakshi Energy,"] The Hindu, December 17, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/articles/thermal/cods.pdf "CODs for coal based thermal power plants,"] Government of India Ministry of Power Central Electricity Authority,"] Dec 24, 2014</ref> Engie gradually increased its share to 89%.<ref name=lm>[http://www.livemint.com/Companies/Pn0ttv7yzQ45zeiiaMkyzJ/Engie-to-sell-stake-in-Meenakshi-plant.html "Engie to sell stake in Meenakshi plant,"] Live Mint, Feb 25, 2016</ref>
In August 2015 Engie said it was planning to sell its controlling stake in the Meenakshi plant. The French government, which owns a third of Engie, wants to reorient state-backed companies toward renewables, after a sustained public opposition campaign to French financing of fossil fuel projects. The planned 700 MW were reported as under construction,<ref>[http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-08-18/engie-said-to-plan-sale-of-over-1-billion-in-asian-coal-plants "Engie Said to Plan Over $1 Billion Sale of Asian Coal Plants,"] Bloomberg, Aug 17, 2015</ref> although the proposed units and are not included planned for operation in the India government's 2015 list of power projects under construction2017.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_monmonthly/broadstatus/2016/broad_status-03.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status Reportof Thermal Power Projects in the Country,"] Government of India Central Electrical Authority, May 29Ministry of Power, 2015March 2016</ref>
In February 2016 Engie sold its majority stake in the plant to India Power Corp, a Kanoria family trust entity with interests in wind and thermal power.<ref name=lm/>
*Phase I Unit 1: Operating
*Phase I Unit 2: Operating
*Phase II: Permitted (no confirmation that the project has actually gone into construction)<ref name=hindu/><br>Construction*Phase III: Pre-permit developmentConstruction
'''Start date:'''
*Phase I Unit 1: commissioned September 2012
*Phase I Unit 2: commissioned April 2013
*Phase II-III: 2017
'''Nameplate capacity:'''
*Phase I Unit 1: 150 MW
*Phase I Unit 2: 150 MW
*Phase II: 300 350 MW<ref name=Extension>[http://bit.ly/1koZ6ss Environmental clearance extension,] India MoEF, Oct 9, 2013</ref><ref name=Meen/><br>*Phase III: 300 MW (TOR for Phase III was for 1320 MW, but company has scaled back total project size to 900 350 MW)<ref name=Meen/>
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