Aditya Captive Power Plant

Aditya Captive Power Plant is a captive 900 megawatt power project located at Lapanga, Sambalpur District Odisha which is part of Hindalco's Smelter_power project in Odisha. It has captive coal from Talabira-2 coal block a JV between Mahanadi Coalfields and Neyveli Lignite Corporation.[1]

Aditya Captive Power Plant
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Official nameAditya Power
CountryIndia
LocationIndia Odisha
Coordinates21°43′25″N 84°00′55″E / 21.7235°N 84.0153°E / 21.7235; 84.0153
StatusRunning
Construction began2010
Commission date2013
Construction cost₹4,015 Crores
(USD $585 million)
OwnerHindalco Industries
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity900 MW
External links
Websitewww.hindalco.com

Project

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Hindalco Industries awarded contract to BHEL for main package in June 2009.[2] It is 6x150MW project with first of its kind Turbo generators designed by BHEL specifically for this project.[3]

Clearances

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The project has been accorded environmental clearance by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC).[4]

Capacity

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The planned capacity of the thermal power plant is 1350 MW. Phase I of 6x150MW units and Phase II of 5x150 MW units.

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
Phase I Unit 1 150MW 2013 Running
Phase I Unit 2 150MW 2013 Running
Phase I Unit 3 150MW 2013 Running
Phase I Unit 4 150MW 2013 Running
Phase I Unit 5 150MW 2013 Running
Phase I Unit 6 150MW 2013 Running
Phase II Unit 5x150 150MW - Proposed

References

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  1. ^ "Hindalco - Greenfield & Brownfield Projects". adityabirla.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  2. ^ "www.bhel.com/press_release/press_pop.php?press_id=344". bhel.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  3. ^ "A Captive Power Plant's Quest for Reliability". powermag.com. Retrieved 2018-08-08.
  4. ^ "EMP Report – Aditya Aluminium-R1" (PDF). 2017-09-18. Retrieved 2018-08-08.