Ratnagiri Power Plant

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Ratnagiri Power Plant is an operating power station of at least 1200-megawatts (MW) in Jaigad, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name Location Coordinates (WGS 84)
Ratnagiri Power Plant Jaigad, Ratnagiri, Ratnagiri, Maharashtra, India 17.296375, 73.213105 (exact)

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Unit-level coordinates (WGS 84):

  • Expansion, Unit 1, Unit 2, Unit 3, Unit 4: 17.296375, 73.213105

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name Status Fuel(s) Capacity (MW) Technology Start year
Expansion cancelled coal: unknown 3200 supercritical
Unit 1 operating coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 2010
Unit 2 operating coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 2010
Unit 3 operating coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 2011
Unit 4 operating coal: bituminous 300 subcritical 2011

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name Owner Parent
Expansion JSW Energy Ltd [100%] JSW Energy Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 1 JSW Energy Ltd [100%] JSW Energy Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2 JSW Energy Ltd [100%] JSW Energy Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3 JSW Energy Ltd [100%] JSW Energy Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4 JSW Energy Ltd [100%] JSW Energy Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level captive use details

  • Captive industry use (heat or power): power


Financing

Source of financing:

Background

The power station is located in Jaigad, in the Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra. It is owned by JSW Energy, a company controlled by the Jindal family. The final unit began commercial operation in October 2011.[1] Coal for the power station is supplied by JSW's Jaigarh Port.

Captive power

In October 2021, the Central Electricity Authority reported that Units 2, 3, and 4 (3 x 300 MW) were being used as Captive Power Plant (CPP) capacity by JSW ENERGY LTD.[2][3]

3,200 MW expansion put on hold

The 3,200 MW Ratnagiri Power Plant expansion has been proposed by JSW Energy for the same location.[4]

Maharashtra is among India’s most industrialized states, and is reportedly seeking to make itself an "attractive investment destination" for manufacturers to maintain its primacy in the sector.[5]

In July 2011, JSW Energy said it was delaying expansion of its 3,200 MW coal plant in Ratnagiri as it waits for coal-pricing “clarity” from Indonesia and Australia.[6]

Citizen opposition

In May 2011, farmers marched to protest coal plants in Ratnagiri district of Maharashtra, in an area known as the Konkan Coast. The protests were organized by the Ratnagiri Zilla Jagruk Manch, an organization leading a campaign against seven thermal power plants proposed for the district. In Pawas, Ratnagiri district, villagers protested with a hunger strike.[7][8]

Articles and Resources

References

  1. "Fourth 300-MW unit of JSW's Ratnagiri plant comes onstream," MoneyControl.com, October 17, 2011
  2. "Installed Capacity," CEA, October 2021
  3. "Growing Captive Capacity," Power Line, October 2018
  4. Rajesh Kumar Singh, "Billionaire Jindal’s JSW Delays Power-Project Expansion on High Coal Costs" Bloomberg, July 22, 2011.
  5. Makarand Gadgil, "R-Power wants to scrap Raigad power project" Wall Street Journal, Sep. 10, 2011.
  6. Rajesh Kumar Singh, "Billionaire Jindal’s JSW Delays Power-Project Expansion on High Coal Costs" Bloomberg, July 22, 2011.
  7. "Fuelling dissent: Coal power plants," NDTV, May 1, 2011
  8. "Another Nandigran?" Tehelka, November 21, 2009

Additional data

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