Paloncha power station

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Paloncha power station is an operating power station of at least 244-megawatts (MW) in Paloncha, Khammam, Telangana, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Paloncha power station	Paloncha, Paloncha, Khammam, Telangana, India	17.5824568, 80.6727084 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3: 17.5824568, 80.6727084
• Unit 4: 17.5735436, 80.6648505

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	operating	coal - bituminous	30	subcritical	1996	–
Unit 2	operating	coal - bituminous	64	subcritical	2006	–
Unit 3	operating	coal - bituminous	150	subcritical	2013	–
Unit 4	cancelled	coal - unknown	150	unknown	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Nava Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Nava Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3	Nava Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4	Nava Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

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

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

Paloncha power station Unit 1 was built in 1996 with a capacity of 50 MW. The plant supplies a ferro-alloys plant, with surplus power sold to the grid. In 2000, a fire at the plant reduced capacity to 30 MW. In 2006, the company added unit 2, with 64 MW.

Details of expansion

In April 2011, the company announced that it intended to build an additional 150 MW unit at the same location by December 2012, and a second 150 MW expansion unit if coal linkages could be secured.

The first 150 MW addition (Unit 3) was commissioned and synchronized with the state power grid on Feb 28, 2013. Unit 3 is located approximately 1 km south of the older plant.

As of 2016 the proposed unit 4 is not mentioned on Nava Bharat Ventures' website and no permits have been received.

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