Unconfirmed, cancelled, or abandoned coal plant proposals in India

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Cancelled coal plant proposals

State	Plant	Company	MW	Annual CO2 (tons)	Type	Status
Andhra Pradesh	Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station (Krishnapatnam) expansion	Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO)	2400	14,192,911	Supercritical	Cancelled
Andhra Pradesh	Sree Siva Satyadeva Power Plant	Sree Siva Satyadeva Power Plant Pvt.	2000	11,827,402		Cancelled
Andhra Pradesh	Uppada power station	Spectrum Power Generation	1320	7,806,085		Cancelled
Bihar	Kahalgaon power station (Cement Manufacturing Co.)	Cement Manufacturing Company Ltd.	500	2,956,850		Cancelled
Bihar	Kahalgaon power station (East-West Power)	East-West Power Generation Co. Ltd.	1000	5,913,701		Cancelled
Bihar	Kahalgaon power station (Sarvottam)	Sarvottam Infrastructure	540	3,193,398		Cancelled
Chhattisgarh	BLA Chhattisgarh power station	BLA Power	540	3,193,398		Cancelled
Gujarat	Simar power station	JSW Energy	1600	9,461,921		Cancelled
Jharkhand	Chichro Patsimal power station	NTPC & Coal India	2000	11,827,402		Cancelled
Karnataka	Chamalapura power station	Karnataka Power Corporation	1000	5,913,701		Cancelled
Karnataka	Hanakon Thermal Power Project	Ind-Barath Power	450	2,661,165		Cancelled
Madhya Pradesh	Chhindwara JSW power station	JSW Energy	1320	7,806,085	Supercritical	Cancelled
Maharashtra	Dhopave Thermal Power Station (Mahagenco) Unit 4	Maharashtra State Power Generation Company	800	4,730,961	Supercritical	Cancelled
Maharashtra	Shahpur Thermal Power Project	Reliance Power	1200	7,096,441		Cancelled
Maharashtra	Waral power station	Ind-Barath Power	450	2,661,165		Cancelled
Orissa	Talabira thermal station	Neyveli Lignite Corporation, Mahanadi Coal Fields	2000	11,827,402		Cancelled
Punjab	Talwandi Sabo Power Project Unit 4	Sterlite Energy	660	3,903,043	Supercritical	Cancelled
West Bengal	Adra Purulia power station	NTPC and Indian Railways	1320	7,806,085		Cancelled
West Bengal	Santildih Thermal Power Station units 7 and 8	NTPC	1320	7,806,085	Supercritical	Cancelled

Deferred coal plant proposals

State	Plant	Company	MW	Annual CO2 (tons)	Type	Status
Andhra Pradesh	Bhavanapadu Thermal Power Project (Kakarapalle)	East Coast Energy	2640	15,612,170	Supercritical	Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Dharmavaram power station	Nava Bharat Ventures Ltd	150	887,055		Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Gunipudi power station (NBPL proposal)	Namratha Bizili Private Limited	300	1,774,110		Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Hinduja Power Plant	Hinduja National Power Corporation	1040	6,150,249		Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project 1-2	Reliance Power	1320	7,806,085		Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Krishnapatnam Ultra Mega Power Project 3-6	Reliance Power	2640	15,612,170		Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Meghavaram Kakarapalli power station	Meghavaram Power	450	2,661,165		Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Nagarjuna Construction Company Sompeta Thermal Plant	Nagarjuna Construction Company	2640	15,612,170		Deferred
Andhra Pradesh	Pentakota power station	Namratha Bizili Private Limited	150	887,055		Deferred
Bihar	Pirpainti power station (Essar)	Essar Energy	1800	10,644,661		Deferred
Chhattisgarh	Akaltara Ultra Mega Power Project	Akaltara Power	4000	23,654,803		Deferred
Gujarat	Bhadreshwar power station (OPG)	OPG Power Ventures	300	1,774,110		Deferred
Gujarat	Dahej Thermal Power Project	Adani Power	2640	15,612,170		Deferred
Madhya Pradesh	Jhabua (Chetak) power station	Chetak Enterprises	1320	7,806,085		Deferred
Madhya Pradesh	Mandsaur power station	Chetak Enterprises	1320	7,806,085		Deferred
Madhya Pradesh	Pench Thermal Power Project	Adani Power	1320	7,806,085	Supercritical	Deferred
Madhya Pradesh	Suryachakra Thermal (Madhya Pradesh)	Suryachakra Group	1320	7,806,085	Supercritical	Deferred
Maharashtra	Bhandewadi power station	Nagpur Municipal Corporation	500	2,956,850		Deferred
Maharashtra	Coastal Maharashtra Project Phase I	Tata Power	1600	9,461,921	Supercritical	Deferred
Maharashtra	Coastal Maharashtra Project Phase II	Tata Power	800	4,730,961		Deferred
Maharashtra	Dhopave Thermal Power Station (Mahagenco) Unit 1-3	Maharashtra State Power Generation Company	1980	11,709,128	Supercritical	Deferred
Maharashtra	Girye Ultra Mega Power Project	not yet determined	4000	23,654,803		Deferred
Maharashtra	Ratnagiri Power Plant expansion	JSW Energy	3200	18,923,843	Supercritical	Deferred
Punjab	Gidderbaha power station	Punjab State Electric Board	2640	15,612,170		Deferred
Tamil Nadu	Cuddalore power station	Cuddalore Powergen Corporation	1320	7,806,085		Deferred
Uttar Pradesh	Auraiya IGCC power station	NTPC and BHEL	300	1,774,110	IGCC	Deferred
Uttar Pradesh	Karchana Thermal Power Project	Jaypee Group	1980	11,709,128		Deferred
West Bengal	Bhushan Steel West Bengal project	Bhushan Steel	1000	5,913,701		Deferred
West Bengal	Katwa Super Thermal Power Project (NTPC)	NTPC	1600	9,461,921		Deferred

Unconfirmed coal plant proposals

State	Plant	Company	MW	Annual CO2 (tons)	Type	Status
Andhra Pradesh	Budele power station	Indu Projects Limited	1000	5,913,701		Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Gopuvanipalam Mega Thermal Power Project (Chinnapuram, Machilipatnam)	Nagarjuna Construction Company	1980	11,709,128	Supercritical	Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Hindupur power station	Sheshadri Power & Infrastructure	1320	7,806,085		Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Jharapudi power station	Suryachakra Group	140	827,918		Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Kotapally power station (SKIL Group)	SKIL Group	600	3,548,220		Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Lovapalem power station	My Home Power Ltd.	1000	5,913,701		Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	NCC Vamsadhara Mega Power Project	Nagarjuna Construction Company	1960	11,590,854		Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Pentakota power station (Srinivasam Energy)	Srinivasam Energy Limited	1320	7,806,085	Supercritical	Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Sigma Infrarop power station (Khamman)	Sigma Infrarop Ltd	2640	15,612,170		Unconfirmed
Andhra Pradesh	Sompeta power station (Suryachakra)	Suryachakra Group	1200	7,096,441		Unconfirmed
Chhattisgarh	Dhardai power station	JSW ISPAT Steel	1200	7,096,441		Unconfirmed
Gujarat	Akrimota Power Project expansion	Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation	250	1,478,425		Unconfirmed
Jharkhand	Chandil Singh power station	HDIL Energy	1320	7,806,085	Supercritical	Unconfirmed
Jharkhand	Malaxmi Mega Thermal Power Project (Thakurbari)	Malaxmi	2640	15,612,170		Unconfirmed
Jharkhand	Rahem power station	Gupta Energy	1000	5,913,701		Unconfirmed
Karnataka	Karnataka Gupta power station	Gupta Power	1320	7,806,085		Unconfirmed
Maharashtra	Bela power station (Mantri Power)	Mantri Power	540	3,193,398		Unconfirmed
Maharashtra	Dhakore power station	Ind-Barath Power	1050	6,209,386		Unconfirmed
Maharashtra	GMR Energy coal plant	GMR Energy	1800	10,644,661		Unconfirmed
Maharashtra	Madhekar power station	Patni Energy	405	2,395,049	CFB	Unconfirmed

Andhra Pradesh

• Lanco Power - 1000 MW - Momidi village, Chillakur mandal, Nellore district.
• Leather Park Power - 500 MW - Krishnapatnem, Nellore district
• Mahaveer Power Phase II - 500 MW - Chillakur mandal, Nellore district
• Jharupudi power station - 140 MW
• Namratha Bijli Power Pvt. Ltd - 150 MW - Munipadu village, Visakhapatnam district

Maharashtra

• Saphale plant - 330 MW - Reliance Industries Ltd
• Tata Dehrand - 2400 MW - Tata Power

Coal plant retirements

• Bathinda thermal plant, Punjab - "Ash-spewing Bathinda thermal plant to be shut down," The Tribune, August 22, 2011

Articles and resources

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External resources

• K. Srinivasa Rao, "Five companies shelve power project proposals," The Hindu, June 7, 2011
• "MoEF defers nod for Suryachakra power plant in M.P.," The Hindu Business Line, December 28, 2011
• "How Crony Capitalism Lead to the Kakarapalli tragedy," The Argumentatitve Indian, March 1, 2011
• "Srikakulam battle far from over," NDTV, July 24, 2010