Ramagundam-B power station
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Ramagundam-B power station is a power station in Ramagundam, Karimnagar Dist, Telangana, India with multiple units of varying statuses, none of which are currently operating.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Ramagundam-B power station | Ramagundam, Ramagundam, Karimnagar Dist, Telangana, India | 18.755, 79.456111 (exact) |
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2: 18.755, 79.456111
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year | Emergency/Backup |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Retired[1] | coal: unknown[2] | 62.5[3] | subcritical | 1971 | 2026 | False |
| Unit 2 | Announced[4] | coal: unknown[4][2] | 800[4] | unknown | – | – | False |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner | Parent |
|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd [100%] | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd [50%]; Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd [50%][5][5] | Telangana State Power Generation Corporation Ltd [50.0%]; The Singareni Collieries Co Ltd [50.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): domestic
Background
The power station had a 62 MW unit that was started up in the 1970s.[6] The plan was reportedly set to close in 2019 due to its age and high carbon emissions.[7] However, in 2021, it did not appear to have retired as planned.[8][9]
In March 2024, the Deputy Chief Minister of Telangana announced plans to add a new 800 MW unit to the existing 62.5 MW power station.[10]
According to reporting from June 2024, a joint action committee of state power employees had urged the government to hand over construction of the proposed expansion to the Telangana Power Generation Corporation (GENCO) instead of Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL). The committee chairman reportedly stated that SCCL “was basically a coal mining company and it did not have expertise on constructing power plants.”[11]
As of August 2024, the proposed 800 MW unit was slated to replace the older 62.5 MW unit, and SCCL and GENCO planned to build the new unit as a joint venture. The state’s Deputy Chief Minister had reportedly asked local officials to submit proposals identifying possible land for the proposed expansion.[12]
In September 2024, the Telangana state government approved the construction of the proposed 800 MW unit.[13] However, according to reporting from November 2024, the state government had not been following the Central Electricity Authority’s (CEA) standard procedures for receiving approval to decommission the old 62.5 MW unit before constructing a new 800 MW unit. Unit 1 had reportedly been mothballed since June 2024.[14]
In April 2026, Unit 1 was retired.[15]
As of June 2026, the project proponents did not yet appear to have begun the permitting process for the new proposed unit.
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ (PDF) https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/installed/2026/04/Website.pdf.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 2.0 2.1 (PDF) https://sansad.in/getFile/loksabhaquestions/annex/178/AU1297.pdf?source=pqals.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ https://telanganatoday.com/telangana-govt-plans-new-power-station-without-decommissioning-old-one-in-ramagundam.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Singareni power plant to be expanded with another 1,600 MW capacity". The Hindu. 2024-03-12. Archived from the original on 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "New 800 MW power plant to come up in Ramagundam". Telangana Today. 2024-08-31. Archived from the original on 2025-03-25. Retrieved 2024-09-16.
- ↑ "Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station," Wikipedia
- ↑ "Power off from Ramagundam B Thermal Power Station," The Hindu, July 8, 2018
- ↑ "TSGENCO: Healthy revenue, profit and generation levels," Powerline, January 2021
- ↑ "List of Thermal Power Stations as on 31.03.2021," CEA, March 31, 2021
- ↑ “Singareni power plant to be expanded with another 1,600 MW capacity,” The Hindu, March 12, 2024
- ↑ “Power employees JAC wants Govt to handover 800 mw plant construction in Ramagundam to Genco,” Telangana Today, June 28, 2024
- ↑ “New 800 MW power plant to come up in Ramagundam,” Telangana Today, August 31, 2024
- ↑ “State gives nod for 800 MW thermal plant at Ramagundam,” Telangana Today, September 21, 2024
- ↑ “Telangana plans new power station in Ramagundam without decommissioning old one,” Telangana Today, November 20, 2024
- ↑ “All India Installed Capacity (in MW) of Power Stations (As on 30.04.2026),” Central Electricity Authority, April 30, 2026
Additional data
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