Talcher power station
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Talcher power station is a 460-megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Odisha, India, which is owned and operated by the National Thermal Power Corporation.[1]
A 1320 MW expansion has been proposed at the same location.
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Location
The undated satellite photo below shows the plant in Angul district.
Background
Talcher (old) power station is a 460 MW facility consisting of six units built between 1967 and 1983.[2]
Proposed 1320 MW expansion
It was reported in August 2010 that Talcher Thermal Power Station would be expanded by adding two 660 MW units at a cost of Rs 7,000 crore. Tenders for the expansion would be floated by October, 2010, and the project is expected to be completed in five years.[3]
In 2010 NTPC signed a Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with GRIDCO Limited of Orissa (now Odisha) for sale of power from its proposed Talcher Thermal Expansion.[4]
In 2009 the project received a Terms of Reference from the Ministry of Environment and Forests,[5] and again on October 22, 2014.[6]
In June 2015 NTPC said coal for the expansion would be provided from Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) of Coal India.[7]
As of November 2016, NTPC was in the process of planning a new public hearing.[8]
An EIA was submitted in January 2018. It stated the plant would use ultra-supercritical technology, with unit 1 planned for commissioning in 2022 and unit 2 in 2026. Efforts are being made to source the coal from Talcher area of Mahanadi Coal fields.[9]
In April 2018, a top NTPC official said tenders for two 660 MW units at its Talcher power plant are almost ready.[10] Environmental clearance for the units was granted on September 9, 2018.[11] That day NTPC's board approved an investment of Rs 9,785 crore for the 1,320 MW expansion.[12]
Project Details for 1320 MW expansion
Sponsor: NTPC
Location: Digi village, Angul district, Odisha
Coordinates: 20.9110615, 85.2072412 (exact)[2]
Status: Permitted
Capacity: 1320 MW (2 x 660 MW)
Start date: 2022, 2026
Type: ultra-supercritical
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Domestic
Source of financing:
Permits and applications:
- Terms of Reference, India MoEF, August 24, 2009
- Terms of Reference, India MoEF, October 22, 2014
- EIA, NTPC, January 2018
- Environmental clearance, India MoEF, September 9, 2018
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ National Thermal Power Corporation, "Coal Based Power Stations ", National Thermal Power Corporation website, accessed June 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Talcher (old) power station India," Global Energy Observatory, accessed May 2014
- ↑ "NTPC to add another 500 mw to Talcher plant" Fe Bureaus, The Financial Express, August 10, 2010.
- ↑ "NTPC signs PPA with GRIDCO," Construction Week, Jan 3, 2011.
- ↑ Terms of Reference, India MoEF, 24 August 2009
- ↑ Terms of Reference, India MoEF, October 22, 2014
- ↑ "NTPC planning 3,000 MW capacity addition at Talcher," Live Mint, June 11, 2015
- ↑ "Project Details," Construction Intelligence Center, accessed May 2017
- ↑ EIA, NTPC, Jan 2018
- ↑ "NTPC to float tenders to meet FY19 capacity addition target," Financial Express, Apr 20, 2018
- ↑ Environmental clearance, India MoEF, September 9, 2018
- ↑ "NTPC board approves Rs 9.7k crore investment for 1,320 MW expansion at Talcher plant," Economic Times, Sep 9, 2018
