Anpara-E power station (MUNPL)

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Anpara-E power station (MUNPL) is an announced power station in Anpara, Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Anpara-E power station (MUNPL) Anpara, Sonbhadra District, Uttar Pradesh, India 24.204564, 82.782678 (approximate)[1]

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
Unit 1 announced[2] coal: unknown[3] 800[2] supercritical[4]
Unit 2 announced[2] coal: unknown[3] 800[2] supercritical[4]

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd[2] NTPC Ltd; Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd
Unit 2 Meja Urja Nigam Pvt Ltd[2] NTPC Ltd; Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd

Background

In their 2022–23 annual report, NTPC Ltd. stated they had signed a proposal with the Uttar Pradesh government to jointly set up a 2 x 800 MW supercritical coal-fired power station in the Anpara area.[5]

Reporting from August 2023 stated that the NTPC had begun conducting feasibility studies, and referred to the project as an expansion of Anpara D power station.[6] Later reports, however, referred to the 2 x 800 MW project as Anpara E.[7][8]

In September 2023, NTPC signed a supplementary joint venture agreement with state-owned Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL) to take on joint development of the Anpara E power station as Meja Urja Nigam Private Limited (MUNPL). MUNPL was also developing proposals at Obra Thermal Power Station and the Meja Thermal Power Project.[7] In October 2023, the CEO of MUNPL reportedly said that the two coal units under development at Anpara would be in the Sonbhadra district,[9] which is where several other Anpara power station units are located.

Reports in November 2023 stated that the project had been approved by the Nigam Board and would then be submitted to the state government for approval.[10] In February 2024, the Ministry of Coal recommended the grant of a long-term coal linkage from Coal India Limited (CIL) to the proposed Anpara-E power station.[11] According to India's Central Public Procurement Portal, the project's Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) study tendering process would begin in April 2024.[12]

NTPC included the proposed Anpara-E power station in its 2023–24 Integrated Annual Report.[13]

The new MUNPL proposal for Anpara E appeared to be different from the now cancelled Anpara-E power station, previously proposed solely by UPRVUNL with a different capacity and location.

Financing

Reporting in November 2023 stated that the Uttar Pradesh government planned to invest over Rs 18,000 crore in the development of the Anpara-E power station.[10][14] The estimated total cost of the project was Rs 18,624 crore at the time of reporting. NTPC included the proposed Anpara-E power station in its 2023–24 Integrated Annual Report, stating that a joint venture agreement was signed in September 2023 for the the establishment of MUNPL Stage-II units, including Anpara-E 2X800 MW units.[13] Therefore it appeared that the construction will be funded jointly by the two partners.

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Articles and Resources

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20240125084352/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/munpl-set-to-become-largest-power-producer-in-u-p-ceo-sunil-kumar-101697022749007.html. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125084509/https://www.freepressjournal.in/business/ntpc-signs-supplementary-jv-with-uttar-pradesh-rajya-vidyut-utpadan. Archived from the original on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. 3.0 3.1 https://www.business-standard.com/companies/news/meja-urja-bets-on-up-s-power-demand-plans-5-6-gw-thermal-capacity-123101101026_1.html. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. 4.0 4.1 (PDF) https://web.archive.org/web/20240125084422/https://www.ntpc.co.in/sites/default/files/annual-report/complete-reports/47th%20Annual%20Report%20of%20NTPC%202022-2023%20New.pdf. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 January 2024. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  5. "47th Integrated Annual Report 2022–23," NTPC Ltd., August 2023
  6. "NTPC to set up one more thermal power plant in state," Hindustan Times, August 1, 2023
  7. 7.0 7.1 "NTPC Signs Supplementary JV With Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan," The Free Press Journal, September 14, 2023
  8. "Meja Urja bets on UP's power demand, plans 5.6 Gw thermal capacity," Business Standard, October 11, 2023
  9. "MUNPL set to become largest power producer in U.P: CEO Sunil Kumar," Hindustan Times, October 11, 2023
  10. 10.0 10.1 UP govt to invest Rs 18K cr for coal-fired power plant in Sonbhadra, Projects Today, November 27, 2023
  11. Subject: Meeting of the Standing Linkage Committee (Long-Term) for Power Sector - SLC (LTl No. Ol12024, Ministry of Coal, February 13, 2024
  12. Tenders By Organisation, Central Public Procurement Portal, Accessed: April 1, 2024
  13. 13.0 13.1 “Integrated Annual Report - 2023-24,” NTPC, August 2024
  14. Uttar Pradesh’s power push, Rs 18,000 crore investment in mega thermal plant, Manufacturing Today, November 28, 2023

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