Balaji Cement power station

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Balaji Cement power station is an operating power station of at least 35-megawatts (MW) in Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also known as Balaji Cement Works CPP.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Balaji Cement power station Krishna, Andhra Pradesh, India 16.8704884, 80.0220166 (exact)[1]
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1: 16.8704884, 80.0220166

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Emergency/Backup
Unit 1 Operating coal: unknown[2] 35 subcritical 2009 False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 UltraTech Cement Ltd [100%][1] UltraTech Cement Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power[1]
  • Captive industry: Cement & Building[1]


Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): domestic/imported

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Background

The power station has a 35 MW coal-fired unit in Krishna, the state of Andhra Pradesh, India.[3] In April 2016, the project received Environmental Clearance for an additional 25 MW captive unit.[4]

In March 2017, the Balaji Cement plant and its captive coal-fired power station was acquired from Jaiprakash Associates by UltraTech Cement.[4]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Transfer of Environmental Clearance to M/s Ultra Tech Cement Ltd" (PDF). Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. 2018-06-19. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2025-07-12.
  2. ↑ (PDF) https://www.holtecnet.com/holtecdocs/ProjectProfiles/cpp1.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. ↑ http://www.holtecnet.com/holtecdocs/ProjectProfiles/cpp1.pdf
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Transfer of Environmental Cearance to M/s Ultra Tech Cement Ltd, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, June 19, 2018

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