Kawai Thermal Power Project

The Kawai Thermal Power Project of 1320 megawatt (MW) under construction Kawai, District Baran, Rajasthan, India. The project is being developed by Adani Power Rajasthan Limited (APRL), a subsidiary of Adani Power.

Location
The undated satellite photo below shows construction underway at the plant site in north of Kawi Salpura in Baran district, Rajasthan.

Background
In its 2010-2011 annual report Adani states that:


 * "a power purchase agreement has been executed with Jaipur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited, Ajmer Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited and Jodhpur Vidyut Vitran Nigam Limited for the sale of 1,200 MW power for a term of 25 years at a tariff having a non-escalable component and an escalable component for fuel & fuel transportation with yearly escalation as notified by CERC escalation indexes from time to time.


 * "In addition, land and water requirement for the implementation of the Kawai power project has been fulfilled. The environmental clearance for the power project has been recommended by Expert Appraisal Committee, MoEF, GoI. An application for domestic coal linkage to meet the coal requirements of the Kawai power project has been made. Entire 1320 MW capacity is expected to be commissioned by FY14."

According to the Central Electricity Authority, Unit 1 will be commissioned in January 2013 and Unit 2 in April 2013.

Project Details
Sponsor: Adani Power Location: north of Kawai Salpura, Baran district, Rajasthan, India Coordinates: 24.7779971, 76.7371443 Status: Construction Nameplate capacity: 1320MW Type: Supercritical Projected in service: 2013 Coal Type: Coal Source: As yet unknown, coal linkage applied for from government of India Estimated annual CO2: 7,806,085 Source of financing:

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External articles

 * "Adani Power may not develop Dahej, Kawai projects", Business Standard, July 20, 2009.