Summary statistics for proposed coal plants in India

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The following tables provide summary statistics on proposed coal plants in India. For plant-by-plant details, see Proposed coal plants in India.

Table 1: Summary statistics for proposed coal plants in India

Status	# of Plants	Capacity (MW)	Annual tons of CO2
Proposed	154	182,199	1,077,467,415
Early development	103	138,122	816,812,182
Advanced development	53	57,115	337,761,021
Construction	123	101,294	599,022,409
Newly operating (since 1/1/2010)	53	30,478	180,237,773
Deferred	21	31,510	186,340,712
Cancelled	15	18,150	107,333,670
Unconfirmed	21	25,735	152,189,090
Uncertain	9	19,600	115,908,536
Total	552	604,203	3,573,072,808

For carbon dioxide estimation methodology, see Estimating carbon dioxide emissions for proposed coal plants in India.

Table 2: Projects by state

State	# of Plants	Capacity (MW)
Andhra Pradesh	76	81,760
Assam	5	3,050
Bihar	30	42,495
Chhattisgarh	64	69,298
Gujarat	35	35,253
Haryanan	8	7,980
Jharkhand	35	41,650
Karnataka	24	24,582
Kerala	1	2,400
Madhya Pradesh	45	57,259
Maharashtra	62	67,565
Meghalaya	2	740
Orissa	47	49,410
Punjab	11	13,980
Rajasthan	19	16,580
Tamil Nadu	30	32,330
Uttar Pradesh	36	38,560
West Bengal	22	19,311
Total	552	604,203

Articles and resources

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• India and coal

External resources

Andhra Pradesh

• "List of Upcoming Power Plants in Andhra Pradesh," Thermal Power
• "Thermal power plants in Nelore," (sortable table) Simhaburi.in, March 21, 2011
• "Andhra Pradesh Thermal Power Plants," Maps of India
• "Power Sector in Andhra Pradesh During December 2010"

Bihar

• Proposed Power Projects in Bihar, Bihar Prabha, March 14, 2011

Chhattisgarh

• "List of Upcoming Power Plants in Chhattisgarh," Thermal Power
• Chhattisgarh Environmental Conservation Board, "Public Consultation", Chhattisgarh Environmental Conservation Board website, accessed February 2012.

Gujarat

• "List of New/Upcoming Thermal Power Plants in Gujarat," Thermal Power

Karnataka

• "List of Upcoming Power Plants in Karnataka," Thermal Power

Madhya Pradesh

• "List of Upcoming Thermal Power Plants in Madhya Pradesh," Thermal Power

Maharashtra

• "Proposed Coal-Based Power Projects in Konkan"
• MAHENGO presentation, November 18, 2010
• "List of Upcoming Power Plants in Maharashtra," Thermal Power

Orissa

• "List of Upcoming Power Plants in Orissa," Thermal Power

Tamil Nadu

• "List of Upcoming Power Plants in Tamil Nadu," Thermal Power

Uttar Pradesh

• "List of Upcoming Power Plants in Uttar Pradesh," Thermal Power

Ultra Mega Power Projects

• Minister of Power list of potential Ultra Mega Power Project locations, Ministry of Power, July 27, 2009

Other

• "List of new thermal power projects to be considered for environment clearance in July 2011," MoEF News
• "Capacity Additions - Projects Under Development," APGENCO website
• "List of TPPs/IPPs/CPPs/Sponge Iron Units/Cement Plants and Cement CPPs forwarded to Ministry of Power, Ministry of Steel and DIPP respectively-reg," Ministry of Coal memorandum, September 1, 2010
• "Generation Capacity Addition During 2011-12," Central Electricity Authority

External articles

• "How Crony Capitalism Lead to the Kakarapalli tragedy," The Argumentatitve Indian, March 1, 2011
• "Srikakulam battle far from over," NDTV, July 24, 2010