Kothagudem Thermal Power Station

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Kothagudem Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 1800-megawatts (MW) in Paloncha, Khammam, Telangana, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Kothagudem Thermal Power Station Paloncha, Paloncha, Khammam, Telangana, India 17.6219, 80.69355 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Unit 1, Unit 10, Unit 11, Unit 12, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4, Unit 5, Unit 6, Unit 7, Unit 8, Unit 9: 17.6219, 80.69355

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year Retired year
Unit 1 retired coal: bituminous 60 subcritical 1966 2020
Unit 10 operating coal: bituminous 250 subcritical 1998
Unit 11 operating coal: bituminous 500 supercritical 2011
Unit 12 operating coal: bituminous 800 supercritical 2018
Unit 2 retired coal: bituminous 60 subcritical 1966 2020
Unit 3 retired coal: bituminous 60 subcritical 1967 2019
Unit 4 retired coal: bituminous 60 subcritical 1967 2020
Unit 5 retired coal: bituminous 120 subcritical 1974 2020
Unit 6 retired coal: bituminous 120 subcritical 1974 2019
Unit 7 retired coal: bituminous 120 subcritical 1977 2020
Unit 8 retired coal: bituminous 120 subcritical 1978 2019
Unit 9 operating coal: bituminous 250 subcritical 1997

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Unit 1 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 10 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 11 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 12 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 7 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 8 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 9 Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100%] Telangana State Power Generation Corp Ltd [100.0%]

Financing

Source of financing: US$57,163,322 in debt from the Rural Electrification Corporation;[1] unspecified amount in loans from the Power Finance Corporation; unspecified amount in equity from Telangana State Power Generation Corporation[2]

Background

The power station had an installed capacity of 1680 MW with 11 units.[3] It is one of the six thermal power stations of Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO).[4]

The plant's development took place in seven stages. According to the India Central Electricity Authority, the last unit of stage VI (U-11 of 500 MW) was "commissioned successfully (Full load)" on June 26, 2011.[5][6]

Units 3, 6, and 8 were retired in March 2019.[7] Units 1,2,4,5, and 7 were retired in 2020.[8]

Installed Capacity

Stage Unit Number Installed Capacity (MW) Date of Commissioning Status
Stage I 1 60 04-07-1966 Retired (2020)
Stage I 2 60 27-11-1966 Retired (2020)
Stage II 3 60 27-05-1967 Retired (2019)
Stage II 4 60 08-07-1967 Retired (2020)
Stage III 5 120 13-08-1974 Retired (2020)
Stage III 6 120 19-12-1974 Retired (2019)
Stage IV 7 110 10-03-1977 Retired (2020)
Stage IV 8 110 10-01-1978 Retired (2019)
Stage V 9 250 03-27-1997 Operating
Stage V 10 250 02-28-1998 Operating
Stage VI 11 500 06-26-2011 Operating
Stage VII 12 800 12-2018 Operating

Stage VII: 800 MW expansion (Unit 12)

In January 2012, it was reported that the Andhra Pradesh government has decided to utilise the vacant space at three existing coal plants to generate an additional 2,400 MW of power. The three plants are Vijayawada Thermal Power Station, the Krishnapatnam power station, and the Kothagudem Thermal Power Station, each of which would add 800 MW.[9]

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister directed AP Genco to commence work on the three projects in February 2013.[10]

A public hearing on the proposed Unit 12 was held in July 2014. Protests were also planned.[11] Project sponsors applied for environmental clearance in February 2015, which was granted on July 16, 2015.[12] Construction work began in August 2015.[13] The new unit is planned for commercial operation in December 2017.[14]

Unit 12 was commissioned in December 2018.[15][16]

Financing for Unit 12

In August 2012,[17] the Rural Electrification Corporation agreed to provide US$57,163,322 in loans to the project.[1] The Power Finance Corporation also agreed to provide the project with loans, and Telangana State Power Generation Corporation agreed to provide a certain amount of equity to the project.[2] However, the exact amounts of these contributions are not available.

Articles and Resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "India's REC to arrange three power loans | News | IJGlobal". ijglobal.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Telangana aims to become power surplus in two years". The Indian Express. 2015-03-22. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  3. "Kothagudem Thermal Power Plant". Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation Ltd.
  4. "Our Power Plants," Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation, accessed January 2012.
  5. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country" Government of India Ministry of Power, February 2012.
  6. "India Central Electricity Authority Monthly Report," India Central Electricity Authority, June 2011.
  7. "Executive Summary," India CEA, March 2019
  8. Installed capacity, India CEA, March 2020
  9. "AP to increase capacity in 3 power plants," Industry Monitor, January 22, 2012
  10. "APGenco asked to begin work on 3 projects," The Hindu Business Line, Feb 15, 2013.
  11. "Public hearing today," The Hindu, July 25, 2014
  12. "Environmental clearance," India MoEF, July 16, 2015
  13. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, March 2016
  14. "Monthly Report on Broad Status of Thermal Power Projects in the Country," Government of India Ministry of Power, July 2016
  15. "Executive Summary on Power Sector," India Ministry of Power, December 2018
  16. "India's BHEL finishes 800MW coal-fired power unit in Kothagudem," Asian Power, January 9, 2019
  17. "Rural Electrification Corporation to extend Rs 10,873 cr loan to AP Genco". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2020-10-20.

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