Vemavaram power station

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Vemavaram power station is a cancelled power station in Vemavaram, Thondangi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Vemavaram power station	Vemavaram, Thondangi, East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh, India	16.317475, 81.096252 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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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	660	supercritical	–	–
Unit 2	cancelled	coal - unknown	660	supercritical	–	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner
Unit 1	SNN Infra Power Projects Pvt Ltd, Duckjin Global Investment
Unit 2	Duckjin Global Investment, SNN Infra Power Projects Pvt Ltd

Project-level coal details

• Coal source(s): 70% indigenous, 30% imported
• Permit(s): Proposal for Terms of Reference: 2013-05-08

Background

According to a 2013 Executive Summary of the project, Vemavaram power station would require 700 acres of land, which are currently private lands held by large families. The coal source would be based on a 70:30 ratio of domestic and imported coal dependent on supply from Coal India; if supply is not available, all coal would be imported. Water for the project would be sourced from the sea and a desalination plant.

In 2013, it was reported that the company had put a hold on the project due to non-availability of funds from the government. As of October 2016, three years have passed since the hold was placed on the project and it appears to be abandoned.

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Additional data

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