Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project

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Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project is an operating power station of at least 1600-megawatts (MW) in Chorbarheta, Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating. It is also known as Narsinghpur power station.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Project	Chorbarheta, Gadarwara, Narsinghpur, Madhya Pradesh, India	22.861752, 78.866129 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 22.861752, 78.866129

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	Operating	coal: unknown	800	unknown	2018
Unit 2	Operating	coal: unknown	800	unknown	2021
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	Parent
Unit 1	NTPC Ltd [100%]	NTPC Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	NTPC Ltd [100%]	NTPC Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3	NTPC Ltd [100%]	NTPC Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4	NTPC Ltd [100%]	NTPC Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): domestic

Background

An earlier proposal was for setting up 4 × 660 MW coal-based plants, but was later reduced to 2 × 800 MW units covering 1350 acres. The projected coal requirement was 7.5 million tonnes a year (MTPA), with plans to obtain the coal from the Talaipalli coal block. Water requirement of 4675m3/hr was to be sourced from the Narmada river through a pipeline at a distance of about 30 km from the project site.

Construction began in March 2014.

The project had a proposed commissioning date of 2018-2019.

Unit 1 was commissioned on October 13, 2018. Unit 2 began commercial operation in March 2021.

Phase II announced (2024)

The Expert Appraisal Committee's (EAC) March 2024 meeting minutes noted that NTPC Ltd. had submitted a proposal for fresh Terms of Reference (ToR) for a Phase II expansion of 2 x 800 MW at the Gadarwara Super Thermal Power Station. In the meeting, the committee deferred the proposal due to insufficient environmental information.

In August 2024, the Expert Appraisal Committee's (EAC) 12th meeting agenda indicated that NTPC had submitted another proposal for fresh ToR for Phase II. Later that month, NTPC issued a tender for the “Design, Engineering, Manufacture, Supply, Construction, Erection, Testing & Commissioning” of Phase II.

In late August 2024, the EAC recommended that ToR be granted for the Phase II expansion. The expansion project received its ToR certificate in September 2024.

In November 2024, the board of NTPC announced its approval of the estimated investment cost of Phase II ("Stage-II"), which was estimated to be INR 20,445.69 Crore.

In March 2025, EAC meeting minutes indicated that NTPC had applied for fresh Environmental Clearance (EC) for Phase II, but the application was returned. The Committee advised NTPC to resubmit the proposal after resolving issues with stated land requirements and land ownership.

Financing

Units 1-2: In July 2017, it was reported that NTPC invested US$931.04 million in the project.

Units 3-4 (Phase II): In November 2024, the board of NTPC approved a proposal for investment in the Phase II expansion project in the amount of Rs 20,445.69 crore.

Opposition

On January 12, 2018, farmers of the Gadarwara tehsil held a protest and submitted a memorandum to the district administration to meet their demands for jobs. This protest lasted for more than 15 days. On February 1, 2018, farmers also protested outside the office of the district collector. On February 23, 2018, a massive agitation was planned for New Delhi if the demands of farmers protesting against the Gadarwara power plant were not met. The farmers are against the land acquisition of the Narsinghpur district and have been protesting since December 2017. The farmers cite that in 2013, when the land was acquired, they were promised new jobs. However, they did not receive these promises.

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