ARS Metals Gummidipoondi captive power station

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ARS Metals Gummidipoondi captive power station is an operating power station of at least 60-megawatts (MW) in Eguvarpalayam, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
ARS Metals Gummidipoondi captive power station Eguvarpalayam, Gummidipoondi, Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India 13.423889, 80.066111 (exact)
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 13.423889, 80.066111

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Emergency/Backup
Unit 1 Operating coal: subbituminous[1] 60 subcritical 2013 False
Unit 2 Cancelled coal: subbituminous[1] 135 subcritical – False
Unit 3 Cancelled coal: subbituminous[1] 350 supercritical – False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 ARS Steels & Alloy International Pvt Ltd [100%] ARS Steels & Alloy International Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 ARS Steels & Alloy International Pvt Ltd [100%] ARS Steels & Alloy International Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 ARS Steels & Alloy International Pvt Ltd [100%] ARS Steels & Alloy International Pvt Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): domestic/imported

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Background

ARS Metals has a captive power station of 60 MW in Gummidipoondi taluk, which has been in operation since August 2013.[2][3] The power station sells power to private companies under the "group captive system."[4][5]

Expansion

In 2011 ARS Metals received Environmental Clearance for two units of 60 MW each, but ultimately built only one unit. In 2014 the company applied for a larger expansion plan, this time proposing to add a unit 2 of 180 MW and unit 3 of 300 MW - a proposed 480 MW expansion overall to their existing 60 MW power station.[6][7]

In September 2014 ARS received a terms of reference for unit 2 of 135 MW and unit 3 of 350 MW.[8] An EIA was submitted in July 2015.[2]

As of December 2019 the units have not received environmental clearance. Plans appear deferred or abandoned.

Financing

In April 2011, a financing agreement for the project was closed.[9] Information on funders and amounts was not available. Rating report from 2022 stated that total debt of the company comprises of Long term Debt of Rs.189.46 Cr in FY2021.[10]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 (PDF) https://www.careratings.com/upload/CompanyFiles/PR/ARS%20Energy%20Private%20Limited-07-01-2020.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "EIA," ARS Metals, July 2015
  3. ↑ "Evolution," ARS Group website, accessed June 2018
  4. ↑ Press Release: ARS Energy Private Limited, CARE Ratings, May 11, 2021
  5. ↑ [https://www.acuite.in/documents/ratings/revised/26965-RR-20220606.pdf Press Release ARS Energy Private Limited], Acuite, June 6, 2022
  6. ↑ Form 1 for ARS Metals, Application for Terms of Reference, MoEF, March 3, 2014.
  7. ↑ Form 1, ARS Metals, March 3, 2014
  8. ↑ "Terms of reference, India MoEF, Sep 18, 2014
  9. ↑ ARS_admin. "ARS Energy Evolution - ARS Energy Pvt. Ltd in Tamil Nadu". ARS Group. Retrieved 2020-11-23.
  10. ↑ "ARS Energy Private Limited June 06, 2022 Rating Downgraded" (PDF). /www.acuite.in/. 2022. {{cite web}}: line feed character in |title= at position 41 (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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