Sompeta power station (Suryachakra)

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Sompeta power station (Suryachakra) is a cancelled power station in Sompeta, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India. It is also known as Jadupudi.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Sompeta power station (Suryachakra)	Sompeta, Srikakulam, Andhra Pradesh, India	18.93742, 84.590157 (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	600	subcritical	–	–
Unit 2	cancelled	coal - unknown	600	subcritical	–	–

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

Sompeta power station (Suryachakra) is a proposed 1200 megawatt (MW) coal plant in Andhra Pradesh state, India. The project is mentioned on the list of applications to the Ministry of Coal for long term coal linkage. However there is no mention of the project on the Suryachakra Group website, and no clearances granted.

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Additional data

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