Jawaharpur Thermal Project

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Jawaharpur Thermal Project is a power station under construction in Malawan, Etah, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Jawaharpur Thermal Project Malawan, Etah, Etah, Uttar Pradesh, India 27.497098, 78.826071 (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: 27.497098, 78.826071

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 construction coal - unknown 660 supercritical 2024[1]
Unit 2 construction coal - unknown 660 supercritical 2024

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Permit(s): October 26, 2016 – Environmental Clearance; Terms of Reference: 2010-03-11; Terms of Reference; Environmental Clearance: 2015, Terms of Reference: 2010-03-11; Terms of Reference: 2015-12-09

Background

In 2010, the company stated that while it was calling for bids for a 1,320 MW project, "it has been decided to permit the selected developer to establish an Additional Unit of 660 MW at the selected plant location. To expedite the process, the Government of Uttar Pradesh shall facilitate the Land Acquisition and Water allocation for such Additional Unit."[2]

The project was issued a Terms of Reference on March 11, 2010. Water would be used from the Lower Ganga Canal.[3]

In 2012, the UP government decided to overcome obstacles in order to restart the stalled project. Reports noted that the project had a coal link available from Chandipada coal block in Odisha, that 900 acres of land had been acquired, and that the project had been approved to draw 53 cusecs of water from the Lower Ganga Canal. The remaining hurdle was environmental clearance from MoEF. In order to secure early clearance, officials from the UP Power Department made a presentation before the expert advisory committee of MoEF seeking early clearance.[4]

In March 2015, it was reported that the state was still seeking a coal linkage for the project.[5] In December 2015, a new Terms of Reference was issued for the project.[6]

The project received environmental clearance on October 26, 2016. The EC stated that after the allocation of Chendipada coal block was cancelled by order of the Supreme Court, and the project received a new allocation of 5.38 million tonnes per year from the Saharpur-Jamarpani coal block in Jharkhand on August 8, 2015. This was followed by a reissured TOR on December 9, 2015 and a new public hearing on May 11, 2016.[7][8]

In 2017, the project began preliminary construction work and was planned for commissioning in 2021.[9][10]

In October 2020, an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract for the project was awarded to Doosan Power System India Pvt. Ltd.[11][12]

Expected commissioning of the power plant was later pushed to 2022-2023,[13] and then 2023.[14][15][16]

The May 2023 Broad Status report estimated that Unit 1 would be commissioned in September 2023 and Unit 2 would be commissioned in January 2024.[17] The June 2023 Broad Status then predicted that Unit 2 would be commissioned in April 2024.[18] The November 2023 Broad Status report pushed back these dates to February 2024 and May 2024, respectively.[19]

Financing

A media source from June 2023 reported that the government of Uttar Pradesh will invest nearly Rs. 10,500 crore (USD 1.26 billion) in the greenfield project.[20] A later media source put the total project cost at Rs.12,320 crore.[21]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232421/https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/thermal_broad/2023/11/BS_Nov_2023_V1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam, "Request for Qualification for Tariff Based Bidding Process for Procurement of Power on Long-Term Basis from Power Stations to be setup at Etah Tehsil in District Etah, Uttar Pradesh, India and operating on Domestic Coal", June 11, 2010, page 3. (Pdf).
  3. "2×660 MW Coal based Jawaharpur TPP by Jawaharpur Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd," Thermal MoEF News, July 2, 2011
  4. Maulshre Seth, "Power projects with coal links in focus," Indian Express, July 16, 2012
  5. "Power woes remain a drag for industry," Business Standard, March 17, 2015
  6. Terms of Reference, India MoEF, Dec 9, 2015
  7. Environmental clearance, MoEF, 26 Oct 2016
  8. "Environmental Impact Assessment Report for Jawaharpur Thermal Power Project," Desein Private Limited, June 2016
  9. “Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country,” India Ministry of Power, Sep 2017
  10. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, November 2017
  11. "Power plant contractor saves cost while exposing UPRVUNL to increased risk," Hindustan Times, October 29, 2020
  12. "Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd. website, accessed July 18, 2023
  13. "Broad Status of Thermal Power Plants," India Central Electricity Authority, April 2021
  14. “Broad Status Report,” Thermal Project Monitoring Division, Central Electricity Authority, November 2021
  15. “Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects,” Central Electricity Authority, May 2022
  16. “Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects,” India Central Electricity Authority, November 2022
  17. Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects, Central Electricity Authority, Government of India, May 2023
  18. Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects (June, 2023) Central Electricity Authority, Government of Inida, June 2023
  19. "Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects" (PDF). Central Electricity Authority. November 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. "Rs 10,500 crore in the pipeline for coal-fired thermal power project in UP". www.business-standard.com. June 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  21. "Energy minister inspects Jawaharpur thermal power plant in Etah". energycentral.com. December 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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