Surat Lignite Power Plant

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Surat Lignite Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 500-megawatts (MW) in Nani Naroli Tal, Mangrol, Surat, Gujarat, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Surat Lignite Power Plant	Nani Naroli Tal, Mangrol, Surat, Gujarat, India	21.397304, 73.106993 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

• Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 21.397304, 73.106993
• Unit 5, Unit 6: 21.47087, 73.1484028

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year
Unit 1	Operating	coal: lignite	125	subcritical	2000
Unit 2	Operating	coal: lignite	125	subcritical	1999
Unit 3	Operating	coal: lignite	125	subcritical	2010
Unit 4	Operating	coal: lignite	125	subcritical	2010
Unit 5	Cancelled	coal: lignite	300	subcritical	–
Unit 6	Cancelled	coal: lignite	300	subcritical	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd
Unit 2	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd
Unit 3	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd
Unit 4	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd
Unit 5	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd
Unit 6	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd	Gujarat Industries Power Co Ltd

Financing

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Background

The first two units were commissioned in 2000 and 1999, and is listed as using lignite coal from a captive mine - either the company's Mangrol Mines or Vastan Mines in Gujarat.

2010 Expansion

Gujarat Industries added an additional third and fourth unit of a combined 250 megawatts (MW) to the power station in 2010, for use with lignite coal from a captive mine.

Further expansion under consideration

On its website (February 2012) the company states that the government of Gujarat "has consented to allot 500 MW Expansion Phase-3 also to Gujarat Industries Power Company Limited and the Site Selection, Environmental Clearance, and Engineering Activities by consultants for the same are in progress." An EIA was submitted in April 2013.

However, as of December 2017 environmental clearance has not been granted, and the project appears to be abandoned.

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