Melamaruthur power station (Vainateya)

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Melamaruthur power station (Vainateya) is a cancelled power station in Melamaruthur, Ottapidarum, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Melamaruthur power station (Vainateya)	Melamaruthur, Ottapidarum, Thoothukudi, Tamil Nadu, India	8.9159, 78.1374 (approximate)

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Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology
Unit 1	cancelled	coal: unknown	660	unknown
Unit 2	cancelled	coal: unknown	660	unknown
Unit 3	cancelled	coal: unknown	660	unknown
Unit 4	cancelled	coal: unknown	660	unknown

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Vainateya Power Pvt Ltd [100%]	LANCO Infratech Ltd
Unit 2	Vainateya Power Pvt Ltd [100%]	LANCO Infratech Ltd
Unit 3	Vainateya Power Pvt Ltd [100%]	LANCO Infratech Ltd
Unit 4	Vainateya Power Pvt Ltd [100%]	LANCO Infratech Ltd

Background

Vainateya Power received a terms of reference (ToR) toward an environmental permit for a proposed 2,640 MW (4 x 660 MW) coal-fired power station from the India government in 2010. In 2011 Vainateya Power applied for credits under the UN Clean Development Mechanism for Stage I of the project (2 x 660 MW) due to its use of supercritical technology; only Stage I was mentioned.

In October 2012 Vainateya Power applied for an extension of the ToR for the 4x660 MW project.

As of May 2016 the project has yet to receive any more environmental permits, and appears to be deferred or abandoned.

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