Raikheda power station

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Raikheda power station is an operating power station of at least 1370-megawatts (MW) in Raikheda, Tilda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Raikheda power station	Raikheda, Tilda, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India	21.449918, 81.852474 (exact)

The map below shows the exact location of the power station.

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 21.449918, 81.852474

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	685	supercritical	2015	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	685	supercritical	2016	–
Unit 3	pre-permit	coal - unknown	800	ultra-supercritical	–	–
Unit 4	pre-permit	coal - unknown	800	ultra-supercritical	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Raipur Energen [100.0%]
Unit 2	Raipur Energen [100.0%]
Unit 3	Raipur Energen [100.0%]
Unit 4	Raipur Energen [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): May 9, 2011 – Environmental Clearance, Terms of Reference: 2023-09-10

Background

In February 2010, it was reported that sponsor GMR Group would begin construction on the station in the following months, with the two units commissioned within 45 months and 50 months respectively, around 2014.

The first unit was synchronized in October 2014, and commissioned in February 2016. Unit 2 was commissioned in March 2016.

On 3 August 2019, Adani Power Limited took over control of the power plant from GMR Chhattisgarh Energy Ltd.

Banks withhold funds

According to a June 2012 report, although the project had received all its approvals, banks were withholding funds from the project:

"Also interesting is the case of GMR group’s Chhattisgarh energy project with two units of 685 mw each based on imported coal. As per the power ministry’s note to the finance ministry, this is one project where no clearances are pending. Still banks and financial institutions are to begin disbursement of debt funds for the project."

Proposed expansion: 2 x 800 MW

In the July 2023 minutes of the MOEF's meeting agenda, it was reported that Adani Power had applied for fresh Terms of Reference (ToR) for a proposed 2 x 800 MW expansion to the power station.

The July 2023 Adani submission summarized the project as follows: "APL, Raipur owns and operates 1370 MW (2x685 MW) Coal based super critical thermal power plant situated at village Raikheda, Gaitara, Chicholi, Block - Tilda, District Raipur in Chhattisgarh. The anticipated demand for electricity in the country as well as Chhattisgarh State and the location of the project being close to coal fields, the company proposes to undertake expansion of the existing plant by addition of 2 units of 800 MW each translating to a capacity addition of 1600 MW. The total capacity of Raipur Thermal Power Plant after expansion will be 2970 MW."

It its August 2023 Meeting Minutes, the MOEF's Expert Appraisal Committee recommended Terms of Reference (ToR) for the 2 x 800 MW expansion project. The proposal received ToR in September 2023.

Opposition

Nearly a hundred farmers rallied in March 2009 to protest land acquisitions for the GMR Energy project. Protest leader Ganguram Baghel told reporters, "Today's rally is to remind the company to recall its agents from Raikheda who are making false promises to the farmers. We do not want the plant as it will only raise the pollution levels in Raikheda that already has over a dozen sponge iron units. We will oppose the project till our last breath because it is an issue concerning our survival. Hundreds of Raikheda residents and from adjoining villages have skin cancer due to industrial pollution and the number of patients is going up every month."

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