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
Official nameAditya Power
CountryIndia
LocationIndia Odisha
Coordinates21.7235°N 84.0153°E / 21.7235; 84.0153
StatusRunning
Construction began2010
Commission date2013
Construction cost₹4,015 Crores
(USD $585 million)
Owner(s)Hindalco Industries
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Nameplate capacity900 MW
External links
Websitewww.hindalco.com

Project

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

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

Capacity

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

StageUnit NumberInstalled Capacity (MW)Date of CommissioningStatus
Phase IUnit 1150MW2013Running
Phase IUnit 2150MW2013Running
Phase IUnit 3150MW2013Running
Phase IUnit 4150MW2013Running
Phase IUnit 5150MW2013Running
Phase IUnit 6150MW2013Running
Phase IIUnit 5x150150MW-Proposed

References

  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.
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