Sirkazhi power station

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Sirkazhi power station is a cancelled power station in Perunthottam & Agaraperunthottam, Sirkazhi, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sirkazhi power station Perunthottam & Agaraperunthottam, Sirkazhi, Nagapattinum, Tamil Nadu, India 11.193889, 79.836667 (exact)
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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 2: 11.193889, 79.836667

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Emergency/Backup
Unit 1 Cancelled coal: unknown 660 supercritical False
Unit 2 Cancelled coal: unknown 660 supercritical False

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Garuda Thermal Power Pvt Ltd [100%] Garuda Thermal Power Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Garuda Thermal Power Pvt Ltd [100%] Garuda Thermal Power Pvt Ltd [100.0%]

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Background

Sindya Power Generating Company received environmental clearance for 1,320 MW coal-fired power station in March 2013. It was proposed that it source coal from Indonesia/South Africa.[1]

In October 2017 NLC India Limited (NLCIL) confirmed the project, which had initially been touted as a 3,960 MW plant, had been shelved. (The company said the first phase of the project was to have been 1,980 MW.)[2]

The Hindu reported:[2]

"A director of the company says the details regarding the project cost were revisited, and on scrutiny, it was found that electricity generated from a pithead power plant, even after taking into account wheeling charges, would be cheaper compared to the proposed Sirkazhi plant."

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References

  1. ↑ Environmental clearance, India MoEF, March 7, 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "NLCIL to make up for shelving Sirkazhi project", The Hindu, October 9, 2017.

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