Satpura Thermal Power Station

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Satpura Thermal Power Station is an operating power station of at least 1330-megawatts (MW) in Sarni, Ghoda Dongri, Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India with multiple units, some of which are not currently operating.

Location

Table 1: Project-level location details

Plant name	Location	Coordinates (WGS 84)
Satpura Thermal Power Station	Sarni, Ghoda Dongri, Betul, Madhya Pradesh, India	22.108133, 78.177072 (exact)

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

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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: 22.108133, 78.177072

Project Details

Table 2: Unit-level details

Unit name	Status	Fuel(s)	Capacity (MW)	Technology	Start year	Retired year
Unit 1	retired	coal: bituminous	62.5	subcritical	1967	2014
Unit 10	operating	coal: bituminous	250	subcritical	2013	–
Unit 11	operating	coal: bituminous	250	subcritical	2013	–
Unit 12	permitted	coal: bituminous	660	supercritical	–	–
Unit 2	retired	coal: bituminous	62.5	subcritical	1968	2013
Unit 3	retired	coal: bituminous	62.5	subcritical	1968	2012
Unit 4	retired	coal: bituminous	62.5	subcritical	1968	2013
Unit 5	retired	coal: bituminous	62.5	subcritical	1970	2013
Unit 6	operating	coal: bituminous	200	subcritical	1979	–
Unit 7	operating	coal: bituminous	210	subcritical	1980	–
Unit 8	operating	coal: bituminous	210	subcritical	1983	–
Unit 9	operating	coal: bituminous	210	subcritical	1984	–

Table 3: Unit-level ownership and operator details

Unit name	Owner	Parent
Unit 1	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 10	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 11	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 12	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 2	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 3	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 4	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 5	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 6	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 7	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 8	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]
Unit 9	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100%]	Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co Ltd [100.0%]

Project-level coal details

• Permit(s): Environmental Clearance; Environmental Clearance Amendment: 2023-08-23, Environmental Clearance Amended; Terms of Reference: 2019-12-20; Terms of Reference: 2019-10; Terms of Reference: 2013-05-09

Existing Plant location

The undated satellite photo below shows the power station in Sarni village, Betul district.

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Location of Expansion (Units 10-11)

Units 10 and 11 are located adjacent to the east side of the older plant site.

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Location of coal handling and ash disposal

A large coal ash disposal site is located about 1 km west of Sarni. A coal handling plant is located northwest of Sarni, between Sarni and the adjacent town of Pathakhera.

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Existing power station

The project is owned by M.P. Power Generating Company, which is also known as Madhya Pradesh Power Generating Co. Ltd.

The first five units were retired in 2012 to 2014. The remaining six units add up to 1,330 MW.

Units 10-11

The plant was expanded with the addition of two 250MW units to the existing power station The first unit, Unit 10, was commissioned in March 2013. The second unit, Unit 11, was commissioned in December 2013.

In the MOEF's July 2023 meeting minutes, it was reported that the power project owners had applied for amendments to the EC of Units 10 and 11. According to the August 2023 meeting minutes, the Expert Appraisal Committee had recommended the company's proposed EC amendments on the condition that the power station would improve and maintain a "continuous monitoring system for ambient air quality parameters SOx, NOx and PM" (sulphur oxides, nitrogen oxides, and particulate matter).

Proposed Unit 12 expansion

A terms of reference (the initial step toward an environmental permit) for a proposed Unit 12 of 660MW was granted in May 2013.

On October 7, 2019, M.P. Power Generating Company applied for a new terms of reference for the proposed 660 MW unit 12.

In December 2019, the Expert Appraisal Committee reviewed a site visit report (minutes PDF at page 41) and recommended granting Terms of Reference (ToR) in addition to the ToRs prescribed by the site visit sub-committee and standard ToRs.

As of June 2022, the unit did not seem permitted and was presumed shelved.

However, the project was submitted for Environmental Clearance on December 15, 2022 (proposal number IA/MP/THE/410823/2022), so it was considered revived.

In April 2023, the project was considered by the Thermal Expert Appraisal Committee (EAC) for approval, but was "deferred" and did not receive environmental clearance. In August 2023, the EAC recommended the grant of Environmental Clearance (EC) for the 660 MW expansion Unit 12. The expansion's EC was formally granted in September 2023.

As of January 2024, construction of Unit 12 did not appear to have begun yet. The project was not included in the February 2024 Broad Status report of under-construction thermal power projects. Bidding for the EPC package of Unit 12 opened in early September 2024.

Financing

Units 10-11: It was intended that the project is funded with 80% debt. Power Finance Corporation (PFC) sanction a loan of Rs 1878.20 Crore in March 2008, with additional amount of Rs 422 Crore sanctioned in March 2010. As of 2022, the final project cost outturn was Rs 3514 crore, with PFC loan of Rs 2731 crore. It therefore appeared that additional loan amounts were issued after the initial close.

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