Atul power station

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Atul power station is an operating power station of at least 34-megawatts (MW) in Atul, Gujarat, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Atul power station Atul, Gujarat, India 20.537058, 72.933282 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • New Unit, Unit 1: 20.537058, 72.933282

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
New Unit construction[1] coal - unknown 50 unknown 2024[2]
Unit 1 operating coal - unknown 34 unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
New Unit Atul Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 1 Atul Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): chemicals
  • Captive industry: Power

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): December 2021 – Environmental Clearance; Form 1: 2020-02-24; Environmental Impact Assessment: 2021-04; Environmental Clearance: 2022-03, May 20, 2016 – Environmental Clearance

Background

The Atul power station is a 56 MW captive power station at a chemical manufacturing complex. The exact fuel type and unit breakdown of the power station are uncertain. The power station may involve a 34 MW unit and a 22 MW unit burning coal and diesel.[3][4]

In January 2020, Atul Limited submitted a proposal to expand the plant with a 50 MW coal unit. Coal would be sourced both domestically and imported. Atul is part of the Lalbhai Group of Industries.[5][6]

The public hearing was held January 1, 2021.[7] The Final Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) was prepared in April 2021.[8][9][10]

The expansion appeared permitted by the State EIA authority for Gujarat in December 2021.[11] A cover letter dated March 22, 2022 from a Member Secretary of SEIAA Gujarat provided more details.[12]

Company reports in 2022 and 2023 noted that Atul owned a 50 MW captive power station, which presumably referred to the original 34 and 26 WM units.[13][14] A July 2023 report of Atul's annual meeting noted that Atul Products would "commission a 300 MT per day caustic chlorine plant (with a 50 MW power plant)" in the same quarter (Q3 2023).[15] A November 2023 report indicated that the 50 MW power station was still being set up.[16]

According to Lakshmishree's "Stock Market Today," Atul Products began operating its new caustic plant and 50 MW power plant on January 11, 2024.[17]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240219011752/https://www.careratings.com/upload/CompanyFiles/PR/202311111137_Atul_Products_Limited.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232657/https://lakshmishree.com/blog/stock-market-today-highlights/. Archived from the original on 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. Environmental Clearance, Government of Gujarat, May 20, 2016
  4. Compliance Of Environmental Clearance Ministry’s Letter No.: F. No. J-11011/108/2015-IA-II (I), Atul, April 2019 to September 2019
  5. Form 1 application, Atul to India MoEF, February 24, 2020
  6. Cover Letter, Atul to GPCB, January 11, 2020
  7. Public Hearing, Atul, January 28, 2021
  8. Environmental Impact Assessment, Atul, April 2021
  9. EC General Report, Atul, accessed January 2022
  10. to GPCB queries, Atul, August 21, 2021
  11. "Environmental Clearance," SEIAA, December 20, 2021
  12. "Grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) to the proposed Project Activity under the provision of EIA Notification 2006," SIA/GJ/THE/61911/2020, March 22, 2022
  13. Our endeavour, Atul Ltd, April 22, 2022
  14. Financial results: Q1 of 2023-24, Atul Ltd, July 21, 2023
  15. Annual General Meeting 2023, Atul Ltd, July 28, 2023
  16. Atul Products Limited, CARE Edge Ratings, November 6, 2023
  17. Stock Market Today: Date: 11 January 2024 Stock Market Highlights, Lakshmishree, January 11, 2024

Additional data

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