Yadadri power station
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Yadadri power station is a power station under construction in Veerlapalem Village, Damercherla, Nalgonda, Telangana, India.
Location
Table 1: Project-level location details
| Plant name | Location | Coordinates (WGS 84) |
|---|---|---|
| Yadadri power station | Veerlapalem Village, Damercherla, Nalgonda, Telangana, India | 16.708219, 79.581184 (exact) |
The map below shows the exact location of the power station.
Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):
- Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5: 16.708219, 79.581184
Project Details
Table 2: Unit-level details
| Unit name | Status | Fuel(s) | Capacity (MW) | Technology | Start year | Retired year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unit 1 | construction | coal - unknown | 800 | supercritical | 2024[1] | – |
| Unit 2 | construction | coal - unknown | 800 | supercritical | 2024[1] | – |
| Unit 3 | construction | coal - unknown | 800 | supercritical | 2025[1] | – |
| Unit 4 | construction | coal - unknown | 800 | supercritical | 2025[1] | – |
| Unit 5 | construction | coal - unknown | 800 | supercritical | 2025[1] | – |
Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details
| Unit name | Owner |
|---|---|
| Unit 1 | Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd (TSGENCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 2 | Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd (TSGENCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 3 | Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd (TSGENCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 4 | Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd (TSGENCO) [100.0%] |
| Unit 5 | Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd (TSGENCO) [100.0%] |
Project-level coal details
- Coal source(s): 50% domestic, 50% imported
- Permit(s): June 29, 2017 – Environmental Clearance; Form 1: 2015-09-19; updated Terms of Reference: 2022-11; Terms of Reference: 2016-02-16
Background
On September 19, 2015, Telangana State Power Generation Corp (TSGENCO) applied for a terms of reference (ToR) for a 5 x 800 MW supercritical coal plant in Veerlapalem Village, Damercherla Tehsil. The plant would use 50% domestic and 50% imported coal.[2]
In July 2015, TSGENCO awarded an INR179.5 billion (US$2.81 billion) contract to build the Yadadri project to the central government-owned Bharat Heavy Electricals (BHEL).[3][4] BHEL will set up the plant on an Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) basis.[5]
The terms of reference (ToR) was approved on February 16, 2016.[6] The EIA was submitted in June 2016.[7] The plant received environmental clearance on June 29, 2017.[8]
According to the India Central Electricity Authority (November 2019), "boiler foundation works are in progress" at the power station.[9] Planet satellite photos through January 16, 2020 show construction progress.
In July 2022, BHEL officials told TS Genco officials that all efforts would be made to cope with the delays to commission two units of Stage-I and synchronize one unit of Stage-II by June 2023.[10]
In October 2022, the National Green Tribunal suspended the project's environmental clearance. The Conservation Action Trust had challenged the power station's development on the grounds that community buy-in was not achieved. Ultimately, it was the plant's proximity to the Amrabad Tiger Reserve and the change from imported to local coal that led to their decision. The Telangana State Power Generation Corporation was given nine months to be re-appraised, and construction was permitted to continue in the meantime.[11]
In November 2022, the government's Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) ordered the company to submit "detailed study reports/information/statutory clearance" regarding additional Terms of Reference points in addition to the "aspects already directed by the Hon’ble Tribunal for further consideration by the EAC."[12]
At least the first two units were expected by December 2023.[13][14]
In January 2023, BTL EPC Ltd, the engineering division of the Kolkata-based Shrachi Group, secured an order from BHEL for setting up of the Ash Handling System for all five units at a job value of Rs. 446 crores including GST.[15]
The May 2023 Broad Status report maintained that Units 1 and 2 would be complete in December 2023, but did not provide estimate dates for the units' commercial operation.[16] The report listed the following as "Critical Issues" to the plant's development:
- "1) Slow progress in BoP area – AHP, CHP, CT, Fire Protection area and Railway siding. (due to re-tendering of some packages )
- 2) FGD work is yet to start (BHEL scope).
- 3) Environmental Clearance."[16]
Units 3, 4, and 5 were estimated to be complete in 2024.[16]
The November 2023 Broad Status report included revised completion dates of December 2024 for Units 1 and 2, February/March 2025 for Units 3 and 4 and October 2025 for Unit 5. Similarly to the previous report, there were no estimates for the start of commercial operations.[17]
The issue of new Environmental Clearance was pending, hence all works were on hold and completion dates pushed back by a year.[17] In September 2023 TSGENCO filed Execution Application with the National Green Tribunal (NGT) In Chennai and the NGT directed the Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF) and the Central government to issue the additional ToR (issued in November 2023), which also required to conduct public hearing.[17] It appeared that as of November 2023, TSGENCO was approaching NGT to request exemption from public hearing and proceed with the public consultation to avoid further delay in commissioning of the project.[17]
PPA
According to the May 2023 Broad Status report, the plant's owners had entered a PPA (Power Purchase Agreement) with TSDISCOMS in 2020.[16]
Impacts
The plant would be constructed on 2,800 acres of land, of which 2,095 acres is forest land. The remaining land is privately- or government-owned. The plant would displace about 173 families.[18]
Financing
The first four units of the thermal power plant received financing support of INR169.5 billion (US$2.27 billion) in loans from India's Rural Electrification Corporation (REC). In September 2017, India's government-owned Power Finance Corporation (PFC) committed a term loan of INR40 billion (US$538 million) to TSGENCO for setting up the fifth unit of the coal plant.[19]
Opposition
On May 6, 2015, villagers at risk of losing their land for the Damarcherla power plant obstructed the construction of a pylon for the thermal plant between Tallaveerappagudem and Veerulapalem villages. They demanded that the State government compensate them for the loss of land as well as job assurance for one member of each family in the village. The villagers also set a shed constructed for the workers on fire.[20]
On May 30, 2016, a public hearing in Veerlapalem was conducted for villagers to express opposition against the Yadadri power plant. The opposers want the government to fulfill their promises for adequate compensations for land acquisitions.[21]
On May 31, 2016, activists of the Human Rights Forum opposed the Damaracherla power plant. They submitted a memorandum that the power plant would “cause immense harm to the environment” and that the possible pollution has not been studied. Over 50 representations both verbally and written outlined peoples’ complaints around not being compensated for the power plant adequately. The activists also protested against the method in which the public hearing around the power plant was conducted, claiming it was inciting fear in the public to prevent them from opposing the construction.[22]
In February 2017, environmental activists opposed the Environmental Impact Assessment that the Telangana Genco submitted for the Yadadri power plant. They claimed the EIA report was “flawed and deficient” and does not cover the impacts of the plant on 30% of the land territory it may fall on. Activists submitted these concerns to the Telangana State Pollution Control Board in Nalgonda.[23]
On May 11, 2020, migrant workers at the Yadadri power plant staged protests. The workers were primarily from Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal. They demanded to be sent back to their respective homes as they claim that transportation would be arranged to help them travel back.[24]
In 2021, the Forum for Good Governance (FGG) alleged that serious irregularities had been taking place in the ongoing or completed execution of Bhadradri (4×270 MW), Yadadri (5×800 MW), and Kothagudem (800 MW) thermal power plants and requested the Governor to order for publication of a white paper on the working of TS-Genco. On Yadadri, the FGG said the project cost had already gone up to ₹35,000 crore from ₹25,000 crore estimated initially and only 30% of the work was completed so far. Although BHEL was executing the project, the FGG suspected that some middle men (companies) were operating in execution leading to both corruption and delay.[25]
Articles and Resources
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240218232421/https://cea.nic.in/wp-content/uploads/thermal_broad/2023/11/BS_Nov_2023_V1.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 18 February 2024.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - ↑ Form 1, India MoEF, Sep 19, 2016
- ↑ "BHEL bags its largest order worth Rs 18,000 crore in Telangana," DNA, June 2, 2015
- ↑ "Yadadri thermal project secures $600m financing from PFC for fifth unit," EBR, 18 September 2017
- ↑ Sarita C Singh, "BHEL bags India's largest power contract worth Rs 20,400 crore from Telangana," ET Bureau, October 23, 2017
- ↑ "Terms of reference," India MoEF, Feb 16, 2016
- ↑ EIA, Telangana State Power Generation Corp (TSGENCO), June 2016
- ↑ "Environmental clearance," India MoEF, June 29, 2017
- ↑ Broad Status of Thermal Power Plants, India Central Electricity Authority, November 2019
- ↑ "Yadadri Power Plant works will be completed by June, 2023: BHEL," New Indian Express, July 2, 2022
- ↑ "NGT suspends EC for Yadadri Thermal Power Station, but permits construction," The Hindu, October 6, 2022
- ↑ "Minutes of the 32nd Meeting of the Re-Constituted Expert Appraisal Committee (Eac) on Environmental Impact Assessment (Eia) of Thermal Power Projects Held on 02nd November, 2022," MoEF, November 22, 2022
- ↑ "Telangana: First Two Units Of 4,000 MW Yadadri Thermal Plant To Be Complete By December 2023," India Infrahub, November 29, 2022
- ↑ “Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects,” India Central Electricity Authority, November 2022
- ↑ "BTL EPC Ltd bags order worth Rs. 446 crores from BHEL for Ash Handling System in Telangana," India Blooms, January 16, 2023
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 16.2 16.3 Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects, Central Electricity Authority, Government of India, May 2023
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 17.2 17.3 "Broad Status Report of Under Construction Thermal Power Projects" (PDF). Central Electricity Authority. November 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "Yadadri power plant gets green signal," The Hans India, July 13, 2017
- ↑ Kumar, V. Rishi. "Yadadri power plant achieves financial closure". @businessline. Retrieved 2020-11-02.
- ↑ “Teething trouble for Damarcherla power project”, The Hindu News, May 7, 2015.
- ↑ “Yadadri power plant: public hearing today”, The New Indian Express, May 31, 2016.
- ↑ “Rights activists oppose Yadadri power plant in Hyderabad”, Deccan Chronicle, June 1, 2016.
- ↑ “Genco’s revised Yadadri report flawed: Activists”, The Times of India, February 17, 2017.
- ↑ “Hyderabad: Seeking to return home, migrant workers protest”, The Times of India, May 12, 2020.
- ↑ "FGG seeks white paper on Genco power plants’ execution," The Hindu, July 18, 2021
Additional data
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