West Godavari Super Thermal Power Station

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West Godavari Super Thermal Power Station is a cancelled power station in Kagitha, Nakkapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
West Godavari Super Thermal Power Station Kagitha, Nakkapalli, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India 17.409651, 82.714788 (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
Unit 3 cancelled coal - unknown 660 supercritical
Unit 4 cancelled coal - unknown 660 supercritical
Unit 5 cancelled coal - unknown 660 supercritical
Unit 6 cancelled coal - unknown 660 supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner
Unit 1 Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects Pvt Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6 Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects Pvt Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

  • Coal source(s): Lignite coal from Indonesia
  • Permit(s): Terms of Reference: 2011-03-30

Background

The power station would consist of six units of 660 MW each. The land requirement is 3,248 acres. Coal will be imported from Indonesia.[1]

In June 2013 the India Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) on Thermal and Coal mining asked the Ministry for a one-year extension of the project's 2011 Terms of Reference (ToR). The company requested an extension of the ToR because of a stay order issued by the High Court of Andhra Pradesh on the acquisition of the land by Andhra Pradesh Industrial Infrastructure Corporation (APIIC). The farmers in the nearby village had taken legal action in regard to APIIC's allocation of the site.[2]

In November 2014 the Expert Appraisal Committee asked sponsor Yeswanth Industrial Infrastructure Projects to submit an Environmental Impact Assessment and Environmental Management Plan.[3] As of September 2016 there is no record on the India MoEF website that Yeswanth has submitted these documents.

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