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{{#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. ==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.<ref>[http://bit.ly/18BIdEO "NTPC KUDGI,"] Wikimapia, accessed November 2013</ref><ref>Photo date for 16.4947728, 75.8298683 provided by Google Earth's time slider, accessed November 2013</ref><ref name=EIA/>{{#display_map:16.4995461, 75.8346319|width=600|height=500|type=hybrid|zoom=16}} ==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.<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> 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> ==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".<ref name="Kud"/> ==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.<ref name=ss/> ==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 Moved to US$259 million and the financing for boiler water feedpumps to US$ 91 million.<ref name=JBIC>[http://www.jbic.go.jp/en/information/press/press-2013/0127-17508 "Loan for India's National Thermal Power Company,"] JBIC press release, January 27, 2014</ref> ==Japanese activists raising environmental and human rights concerns==According to ABC News, Japanese activist Yuki Tanabe has met with JBIC officials several times to urge that support for the Kudgi plant be withdrawn, citing concerns over human rights violations and environmental damage.<ref Name=ABC>Karl Ritter and Aijaz Rahi, [http://abcn.ws/1EUvATx "Japan Uses Climate Cash for Coal Plants in India, Bangladesh,"] ABC News, 25 March 2015</ref> ==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.<ref>[http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/karnataka/Green-Tribunal-Halts-Work-on-Kudgi-Power-Project/2014/03/21/article2121407.ece "Green Tribunal Halts Work on Kudgi Power Project,"] The New Indian Express, 21 March 2014</ref><ref>[http://www.greentribunal.gov.in/judgment/12_2012%28Ap%29_13Mar2013_final_order.pdf "M.P. Patil vs Union Of India on 13 March, 2014,"] national Green Tribunal</ref> ==July 2014: Farmers wounded in protests==In July 2014, construction on the project came to a standstill following protests in which police opened fire, wounding two farmers. One of the farmers, Chandappa Holleppa, was shot in the stomach and the hand. Following the shooting, Holleppa spent two months in the hospital. Protesters created a shed of bamboo, tin, and plastic in the village of Muttagi. According to ABC News, Sidramappa Ranjanagi, the leader of a local farmers' organization, said, "We want more power but not this one. In America they have stopped coal-based plants because it affects people's health. Why can't the government come up with solar power plants? We use solar power units at home here and they're good."<ref Name=ABC/> ==Project Details=='''Sponsor:''' NTPC<br>'''Location:''' Kudgi village, Bijapur district, Karnataka<br>'''Coordinates:''' 16.4995461, 75.8346319 (exact)<ref name=EIA>[http://bit.ly/1ellehF Final Comprehensive Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project, Stage-I (3x800 MW),] NTPC, January 9, 2011</ref><br>'''Status:''' *Stage I, Units 1-3: Construction<ref name=broad>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,] Central Electricity Authority, September 2012</ref><br> *Stage II, Units 4-5: Announced<ref name=broad/>'''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]]<br>'''Projected in service:''' *Stage I: 2016-2017<ref>[http://ntpc.co.in/images/content/investors/AnalystMeet2013.pdf "Analyst Meet,"] NTPC, 2013.</ref>*Stage II:'''Coal Type:''' <br>'''Coal Source:''' Pakhri Barwadi in Jharkhand; an additional allocation sought from a mine in Orissa "is under process".<ref name="Kud"/><br>'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' 23,654,803 tons<br>'''Source of financing:''' [[Japan Bank for International Cooperation]] and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation<br>'''Permits:''' [http://bit.ly/1icpaE9 Environmental clearance for Stage 1,] India MoEF, Jan 25, 2012 ==Articles and resources=====References==={{reflist|2}} ===Related SourceWatch articles===*[[India and coal]]*[[Sri Lanka and coal]]*[[Proposed coal plants in India]]{{#display_points:center=22,82.43|width=400|height=350|17.37,78.47~Proposed coal plants in Andhra Pradesh~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Andhra Pradesh|here]]''' for more information.;26.14,91.77~Proposed coal plants in Assam~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Assam|here]]''' for more information.;25.37,85.13~Proposed coal plants in Bihar~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Bihar|here]]''' for more information.;21.27,81.60~Proposed coal plants in Chhattisgarh~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Chhattisgarh|here]]''' for more information.;23.22,72.68~Proposed coal plants in Gujarat~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Gujarat|here]]''' for more information.;30.73,76.78~Proposed coal plants in Haryana~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Haryana|here]]''' for more information.;23.35,85.33~Proposed coal plants in Jharkhand~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Jharkhand|here]]''' for more information.;12.90,77.56~Proposed coal plants in Karnataka~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Karnataka|here]]''' for more information.;22.42,72.54~Proposed coal plants in Madhya Pradesh~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Madhya Pradesh|here]]''' for more information.;18.96,72.82~Proposed coal plants in Maharashtra~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Maharashtra|here]]''' for more information.;20.15,85.50~Proposed coal plants in Orissa~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Orissa|here]]''' for more information.;30.79,76.78~Proposed coal plants in Punjab~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Punjab|here]]''' for more information.;26.57,73.84~Proposed coal plants in Rajasthan~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Rajasthan|here]]''' for more information.;13.09,80.27~Proposed coal plants in Tamil Nadu~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Tamil Nadu|here]]''' for more information.;26.85,80.91~Proposed coal plants in Uttar Pradesh~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Uttar Pradesh|here]]''' for more information.;22.57,88.27~Proposed coal plants in West Bengal~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in West Bengal|here]]''' for more information.|zoom=4GEM}} [[Category:Proposed coal plants in India]][[Category:Proposed coal plants in Karnataka]][[Category:India]][[Category:JBIC coal financing]]
