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{{Show badges| CoalSwarm|Navbar-IndiacoalMoved to GEM}}'''Jharsuguda Sterlite power station''' is a 2,400 megawatt (MW) coal-fired power station in Odisha, India. ==Location==The power station is located 6 km south of Jharsuguda, Odisha. {{#display_map:21.8157426, 84.0420359|width=600|height=500|type=hybrid|zoom=16}} ==Background==The power station is operated by [[Sterlite Energy]], a subsidiary of [[Vedanta Resources]], a London Stock Exchange company. It comprises four 600 MW units near Jharsuguda.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/monthly/executive_rep/apr12/7.pdf ALL INDIA REGIONWISE GENERATING INSTALLED CAPACITY (MW) OF POWER UTILITIES INCLUDING ALLOCATED SHARES IN JOINT AND CENTRAL SECTOR UTILITIES,] Central Electricity Authority, April 30, 2012</ref> The first units of the plant (1 and 2) were commissioned respectively in November 2010 and April 2011.<ref name=Sterlite>Sterlite Energy, [http://www.sterliteenergy.co.in/operations-jharsuguda.htm "Jharsuguda Power Project"], Sterlite Energy website, accessed March 2012.</ref> As of February 2012, Sterlite Energy was in final stages of acquiring 633 acres of land required for a coal ash pond for the power station.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country"] Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.</ref> The final unit 4 (600 MW) was commissioned on April 25, 2012.<ref>[http://www.cea.nic.in/reports/proj_mon/broad_status.pdf "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country"] Government of India Ministry of Power, August 2013.</ref> ==Project Details=='''Sponsor:''' Sterlite Energy<br>'''Location:''' Brundamai village, Jharsuguda district, Odisha<br>'''Coordinates:''' 21.8157426, 84.0420359 (exact)<br>'''Status:''' Units 1 and 2: Operating 2010; Unit 3: Operating 2011; Unit 4: Operating 2012<br>'''Nameplate capacity:''' Unit 1: 600 MW; Unit 2: 600 MW; Unit 3: 600 MW; Unit 4: 600 MW<br>'''Type:''' [[Subcritical]]<br>'''Coal Type:''' <br>'''Coal Source:''' IB Valley coalfield<ref name=Sterlite/><br>'''Estimated annual CO<sub>2</sub>:''' <br>'''Source of financing:''' <br>'''Permits and applications:''' [http://bit.ly/1hCAQwS Environmental Clearance,] India MoEF, Dec 7, 2007 ==Articles and resources=====References===<references/> ===Related SourceWatch articles===*[[Tata Power]]*[[Tata Ultra Mega]]*[[India and nuclear power]]*[[U.S.- India Civil Nuclear Cooperation Initiative]]*[[Global use and production of coal]]{{#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 Odisha~Click '''[[:Category:Proposed coal plants in Odisha|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=4}} ===External Articles=== [[Category: India and coal]][[Category: Proposed coal plants in Odisha]][[Category: Proposed coal plants in India]][[Category: Proposed coal plants in Asia]][[Category: Existing coal plants in Odisha]][[Category: Existing coal plants in India]][[Category: Existing coal plants in Asia]]
