Gummidipoondi Kamachi power station

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Gummidipoondi Kamachi power station is an operating power station of at least 70-megawatts (MW) in Gummidipoondi, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Gummidipoondi Kamachi power station	Gummidipoondi, Tiruvallur, Tamil Nadu, India	13.424018, 80.087457 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2: 13.424018, 80.087457

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - unknown	35	subcritical	2011	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - unknown	35	subcritical	2012	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Kamachi Sponge & Power Corp [100.0%]
Unit 2	Kamachi Sponge & Power Corp [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

• Captive industry use (heat or power): other metals & mining
• Captive industry: Power

Background

The 70 MW coal-fired power station is owned by the Kamachi Sponge and Power Corp and its units were started up from 2011-2012.

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Additional data

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