Danapuram BMM power station

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Danapuram BMM power station is an operating power station of at least 235-megawatts (MW) in Danapuram, Hospet, Bellary, Karnataka, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Danapuram BMM power station Danapuram, Hospet, Bellary, Karnataka, India 15.170332, 76.379077 (exact)

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

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Units 1 and 2, Units 3 and 4: 15.170332, 76.379077

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Units 1 and 2 operating coal - unknown 95 subcritical 2011
Units 3 and 4 operating coal - unknown 140 subcritical 2012

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Units 1 and 2 BMM Ispat Ltd [100.0%]
Units 3 and 4 BMM Ispat Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): iron & steel
  • Captive industry: Power

Background

In its 2010 environmental clearance, the company described the captive plant as 235-megawatt (MW) project. The plant is divided into plant 1 and 2. Plant 1 is 95 MW (70 MW and 25 MW) and was commissioned in 2011.[1][2]

The 2 x 70 MW power plant 2 was commissioned in December 2012.[3]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Environmental Clearance," Government of India Ministry of Environment and Forests F. No. J-11011/236/2008- IA II (I), May 18, 2010.
  2. Captive Power Plant 1, BMM Ispat Ltd., Retrieved on: May 6, 2020
  3. Captive Power Plant 2, BMM Ispat Ltd., Retrieved on: May 6, 2020

Additional data

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