Margherita power station

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Margherita power station is a cancelled power station in Saleki NC & Lekhapani, Makum Mouza, Tinsukia, Assam, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Margherita power station Saleki NC & Lekhapani, Makum Mouza, Tinsukia, Assam, India 27.489464, 95.360144 (approximate)

The map below shows the approximate location of the power station.

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology
cancelled coal: unknown 660 supercritical

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Owner Parent
North Eastern Electric Power Corp Ltd [100%] NTPC Ltd [100.0%]

Financing

Source of financing:

Background

According to information provided by the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Ltd. (NEDFi) in 2021, Assam Power Generation Corporation has entered into a draft joint venture agreement with North Eastern Electric Power Corporation to develop the Margherita power station. A team of officials of NTPC along with Assam Power Generation Corporation officials have visited the project site. The Ministry of Coal was being approached for a coal linkage,[1] which was granted in September 2014.[2][3]

The project received a terms of reference from the India government in 2013.[4] In December 2014 it was changed to one 660 MW supercritical plant.[5]

In March 2016 the terms of reference was extended.[6]

In 2017 NTPC sent Assam Power Generation Company Ltd (APGCL) a project report for setting up a 1600 MW coal plant at Margherita. Coal India Limited would provide coal linkage to the project from Northeastern coalfields. As of February 2018, NTPC was still waiting for a response. If accepted, the sponsor would have to apply for and receive a new or amended terms of reference from the India government for the larger project.[7]

As of January 2022, there had been no known developments, and the project was presumed deferred or abandoned.

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