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Tata Begunia power station is a cancelled power station in Gopalpur, Ganjam, Odisha, India. It is also known as Naraj Marthapur power project (former).
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Tata Begunia power station | Gopalpur, Ganjam, Odisha, India | 19.27, 84.92 (approximate) |
The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | cancelled | coal - unknown | 2000 | unknown | – | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Tata Power Co Ltd (TPCL) [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): imported
- Permit(s): February 15, 2011 – Environmental Clearance
Financing
Source of financing:
Background
In 2011 environmental clearance was granted to Tata Power for one 660 MW coal-fired unit at at Naraj-Marthapur village in Cuttack district, Odisha.[1]
In June 2013, it was reported the project had been moved from its previous location at Naraj Marthapur over opposition of the state forest and environment department and green activists, due to its proximity to the Chandaka wildlife sanctuary. The new site, split into two plots and adds up to 975 acres, consists of government and Jagannath Temple land and some private non-irrigated land in Begunia tehsil. The project is planned to be 2,000 MW.[2][3][4]
As of March 2015, Tata Power reported land acquisition as in progress. The project is expected to take more than three years to complete post land acquisition.[5] The project was later moved to Gopalpur on the state's southern coast, in Ganjam district.[6]
In January 2017 Business Standard of India reported the coal plant had been shelved, as Tata Power's plans to use imported coal as fuel and set up a desalination plant for water cooling had proven prohibitively expensive, pushing the project on the back burner. According to the article: "One of the key reasons for the company shelving its original plan is the de-allocation of its Mandakini coal block. The block was de-allocated on a Supreme Court order that saw scrapping of licences of over 200 coal blocks."[6]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ Environmental Clearance, India MoEF, Feb 15, 2011
- ↑ "Tata Power shifts project site on environment concerns," Business Standard, June 23, 2013
- ↑ "Tata Power shifts project site on environment concerns," Business Standard, June 23, 2013
- ↑ Katya B Naidu & Arijit Barman, "Q&A: S Ramakrishnan, Tata Power" Business Standard, January 3, 2012.
- ↑ "Begunia Power Project," India Infra Monitor, March 2015
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Nirmalya Behera & Jayajit Dash, "Tata Power's Odisha project shelved: The company's efforts of setting up a coal-fired power station in Odisha have been stalled," Business Standard, January 3, 2017
Additional data
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