Difference between revisions of "Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project"
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The project, which is being developed by [[NTPC]], was promoted by the [[Power Company of Karnataka]]. The project is being developed in two phases with three 800 MW units being built first and the remainder in stage 2.<ref name="Kud">[http://www.pckl.co.in/Data/getProjectDocuments.ashx?ProJdocID=bca5a070-683e-4893-83ef-94ed28f2aca9 "Establishing 4000 MW (5 x 800 MW) Coal based Power plant at Kudigi"], February 1, 2012.</ref> | The project, which is being developed by [[NTPC]], was promoted by the [[Power Company of Karnataka]]. The project is being developed in two phases with three 800 MW units being built first and the remainder in stage 2.<ref name="Kud">[http://www.pckl.co.in/Data/getProjectDocuments.ashx?ProJdocID=bca5a070-683e-4893-83ef-94ed28f2aca9 "Establishing 4000 MW (5 x 800 MW) Coal based Power plant at Kudigi"], February 1, 2012.</ref> | ||
| − | The power station may take up to 3,200 acres of land.<ref name=ss>Shankar Sharma, [http://www.countercurrents.org/sharma040512.htm "Coal Power Fiasco In India – Karnataka's Case Study,"] Countercurrents.org, May 4, 2012.</ref> | + | The power station may take up to 3,200 acres of land.<ref name=ss>Shankar Sharma, [http://www.countercurrents.org/sharma040512.htm "Coal Power Fiasco In India – Karnataka's Case Study,"] Countercurrents.org, May 4, 2012.</ref> |
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| + | On its website NTPC only lists Stage I under its future capacity additions, as of 2014.<ref>[http://www.ntpc.co.in/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=27:future-plans&catid=30:the-community&Itemid=76&lang=en "Future capacity additions,"] NTPC, accessed September 2014.</ref> | ||
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Revision as of 03:28, 4 September 2014
{{#badges: CoalSwarm|Navbar-Indiacoal}}Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project is a proposed 4,000 megawatt coal-fired power station at Kudgi, Bijapur District in Karnataka, India.
Contents
Location
The aerial photo of the plant site (as identified in the Environmental Impact Assessment and on Wikimapia) shows no construction as of the date of the photo, May 6, 2011.[1][2][3]
Background
The project, which is being developed by NTPC, was promoted by the Power Company of Karnataka. The project is being developed in two phases with three 800 MW units being built first and the remainder in stage 2.[4]
The power station may take up to 3,200 acres of land.[5]
On its website NTPC only lists Stage I under its future capacity additions, as of 2014.[6]
Coal supply
Karnataka has no known fossil fuel reserves, including coal. NTPC proposes bringing in coal from Pakhri Barwadi in Jharkhand, with an additional allocation from a mine in Orissa "under process".[4]
Water
The power station would divert 5.2 TMC/year of water from the Almatti reservoir. Critics say this will take water away from local household and agricultural needs. The Karnataka Government has identified water as the biggest impediment for industrialisation in the region: about 77% of the total geographical area of the state is arid or semi-arid.[5]
January 2014: JBIC Approves Loan
On January 25, 2014, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), upon the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe's visit in India, signed a loan agreement with NTPC. The agreement provided for JBIC to provide a US$155 million loan and a US$55 million loan directed toward purchase of steam turbine generatorss from Toshiba and boiler water feedpumps from Ebara. In addition to the JBIC portion, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation will also provide cofinancing for each facility, bringing the total financing for steam turbine generators to US$259 million and the financing for boiler water feedpumps to US$ 91 million.[7]
March 2014: National Green Tribunal stops construction
in a ruling on 13 March 2014, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) in "MP Patil vs Union of India" ordered that work on the Kudgi project be halted until the MoEF reevaluated the environmental clearance. The five-member tribunal agreed with the petitioner that land at the project site was under cultivation, violating the MoEF's policy of denying clearances to projects if land is under cultivation.[8][9]
Project Details
Sponsor: NTPC
Location: Kudgi village, Bijapur district, Karnataka
Coordinates: 16.4947728, 75.8298683 (exact)[3]
Status:
Nameplate capacity: 4,000 MW total
- Stage I, Unit 1: 800 MW
- Stage I, Unit 2: 800 MW
- Stage I, Unit 3: 800 MW
- Stage II, Unit 4: 800 MW
- Stage II, Unit 5: 800 MW
Type: Supercritical
Projected in service:
- Stage I: 2015-2016[10]
- Stage II:
Coal Type:
Coal Source: Pakhri Barwadi in Jharkhand; an additional allocation sought from a mine in Orissa "is under process".[4]
Estimated annual CO2: 23,654,803 tons
Source of financing: Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation
Permits: Environmental clearance for Stage 1, India MoEF, Jan 25, 2012
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ "NTPC KUDGI," Wikimapia, accessed November 2013
- ↑ Photo date for 16.4947728, 75.8298683 provided by Google Earth's time slider, accessed November 2013
- ↑ Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Final Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (3x800 MW), NTPC, January 9, 2011
- ↑ Jump up to: 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Establishing 4000 MW (5 x 800 MW) Coal based Power plant at Kudigi", February 1, 2012.
- ↑ Jump up to: 5.0 5.1 Shankar Sharma, "Coal Power Fiasco In India – Karnataka's Case Study," Countercurrents.org, May 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Future capacity additions," NTPC, accessed September 2014.
- ↑ "Loan for India's National Thermal Power Company," JBIC press release, January 27, 2014
- ↑ "Green Tribunal Halts Work on Kudgi Power Project," The New Indian Express, 21 March 2014
- ↑ "M.P. Patil vs Union Of India on 13 March, 2014," national Green Tribunal
- ↑ Jump up to: 10.0 10.1 10.2 Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country, Central Electricity Authority, September 2012
