Sapos power station (Suryachakra)

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Sapos power station (Suryachakra) is a cancelled power station in Sapos, Dabhra, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sapos power station (Suryachakra)	Sapos, Dabhra, Janjgir-Champa, Chhattisgarh, India	21.756311, 83.167477 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	cancelled	coal - unknown	660	ultra-supercritical	–	–
Unit 2	cancelled	coal - unknown	660	ultra-supercritical	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	Suryachakra Power Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Suryachakra Power Corp Ltd [100.0%]

Background

According to a description on the website of the sponsor, Suryachakra Group, "The project shall be implemented in two phases of 660 MW each. SECPL has a MoU with the Government of Chhattisgarh and the State Investment Promotion Board provides necessary support by way of clearances and approvals. The company has been allocated land and water. Central Electricity Authority has already recommended to the Ministry of Power for coal linkage. The company’s coal linkage application is under active pursuance by the Ministry of Coal, Government of India. SECPL’s SPV Suryachakra Energy (Chhattisgarh) Pvt. Ltd, has entered into a MoU with a State Mineral Development Corporation for allotment of coal under Government Dispensation Scheme(GDS)."

According to a May 2010 report in Hindu Business Line, the project will be implemented through a debt-equity ratio of 75:25, with suppliers credit from "the Danish company and Punj Lloyd." The company has enlisted the services of SBI Caps to complete the funding requirements for the project, according to Suryachakra Power managing director Dr. S.M. Manepalli.

As of March 2015, there are no permits allocated to the project on the India Ministry of the Environment and Forest website.

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Additional data

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