Anuppur Thermal Power Project Explained

Anuppur Thermal Power Project
Country:India
Location:Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh
Operator:Hindustan Powerprojects
Th Fuel Primary:Coal
Ps Electrical Capacity:2520 MW

The Anuppur Thermal Power Project or ATPP as popularly cited is a 2520-megawatt (MW) coal-based thermal power station located in Anuppur District, Madhya Pradesh, India. The project is being commissioned by Hindustan Powerprojects (formerly Moser Baer).

Key People

Offices

The company has its office at following places.

Delhi — Okhla Phase III

Bhopal — Rivierra Town

Anuppur — Kotma Road

Phase I

A sub-project with estimated output of 1200 MW, comprising two 600 MW subcritical units, is under construction as of June 2015. Lanco is the EPC Contractor.

Water for the project is being taken from the Son River. Coal is being procured from Coal India Limited's South Eastern Coalfields mines located in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.

The entire operation is spread over four villages: Laharpur Murra, Guwari, Belia, and Jaithari. Environmental clearance for Phase I was received in May 2010 from MoEF Delhi.[1] Consent to Operate authorization has also been received from the Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board.[2]

COD achieved in May 2015 for Unit One. COD achieved in April 2016 for Unit Two.

PPA update: 70 per cent of the power being generated in the plant will be sold to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh at tariffs between Rs. 3.60 a unit and Rs. 3.80 a unit.

Phase II

ATPP Phase II of the power project, with expected output of 1320 MW and consisting of two 660 MW super-critical units, is in pre-development phase as of January 2015. Company applied for Environmental Clearance for this second phase in April 2014.

See also

External links

Company website Hindustan Powerprojects

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Welcome to Environment. environmentclearance.nic.in.
  2. http://www.mppcb.nic.in/