Kolaghat Thermal Power Station
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Kolaghat Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 840-megawatts (MW) in Mecheda, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (East Midnapore), West Bengal, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Kolaghat Thermal Power Station | Mecheda, Kolaghat, Purba Medinipur (East Midnapore), West Bengal, India | 22.416565, 87.870984 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6: 22.416565, 87.870984
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | retired | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1990 | 2022 |
| Unit 2 | retired | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1986 | 2022 |
| Unit 3 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1984 | – |
| Unit 4 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1995 | – |
| Unit 5 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1991 | – |
| Unit 6 | operating | coal - bituminous | 210 | subcritical | 1994 | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd (WBPDCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd (WBPDCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd (WBPDCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd (WBPDCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd (WBPDCL) [100.0%] |
| Unit 6 | The West Bengal Power Development Corp Ltd (WBPDCL) [100.0%] |
Financing
Source of financing:
Background
The Kolaghat Thermal Power Station (KTPP) was established during India's sixth plan period (1980-85). When the plant first became operational KTPP had only one 210 MW unit. The plant's first expansion took place in 1985 when an additional five 210 MW units were added in two stages. Currently the plant has a total of six units with a capacity of 1260 MW. The units were commissioned in two stages during the period of 1984 to 1995.[1]
West Bengal Power Development Corporation was reportedly rebuilding its three oldest units at an estimated cost of 1000 crore. As of 2011, the West Bengal government was in talks with the World Bank for partial funding of the project. If funding was fulfilled, construction could begin as early as 2014. Project officials expected updates to the three units to be completed 2017.[1]
Units 1 and 2 reportedly retired by March 2022.[2]
Citizen opposition
In October 2007, Greenpeace India activists scaled a 250 foot smokestack spewing carbon dioxide at the Kolaghat coal fired power station. They paint the message "SMOKING KILLS" The activists had been charged with criminal trespass and violation of the West Bengal Maintenance of Public Order Act of 1972. The West Bengal district court denied bail requests from the activists' who have been remanded in a correctional jail.[3][4]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal, India" Environmental Justice Atlas, accessed May 5, 2014
- ↑ "Installed Capacity," India CEA, March 2022
- ↑ "Smoking kills - Kolaghat coal plant protest" Greenpeace, October 11, 2007
- ↑ "Greenpeace climate activists refused bail in India, as Al Gore and IPCC win Nobel Peace Prize for raising global climate awareness" Greenpeace, October 12, 2007.
Additional data
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