Tuticorin power station (Ind-Barath)

Tuticorin power station (Ind-Barath) is a proposed 1320 megawatt (MW) coal plant at Pallakurichi village, Sattankulam taluk, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu state, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of Pallakurichi village, but not the exact location of the project.

Background
The project is being developed by Ind-Bararth (Madras) Limited, a subsidiary of Ind-Barath Power. It is being developed in two stages, each 660 MW.

As of April 2010, Coal India issued a letter requiring the company to provide commitment guarantees in order to received a letter of assurance of coal for the project. The company reported in its Red Herring that it had also entered into a long term coal supply agreement with its subsidiary PTIB for 750,000 metric tonnes for a period of five years.

Approvals received
As of 2010, the company reported the following approvals received:
 * Letter (Letter No. 7617/S1/2008) dated June 08, 2009 issued by State Port Officer, Tamil Nadu Maritime Board, Government of Tamil Nadu permitting IBPML to use the sea water and the port facility at Manappad.
 * Application (Number CEA/Format/2009-10/12.01) dated December 12, 2009 has been made to the Central Electricity Authority for pre-qualification and for fixing inter-se priority of the proposed 2 x 660 MW thermal power project.
 * Letter dated November 29, 2009 issued by the Tahsildar, Sattankulam certifying the 600 acres (approximately) land purchased by IBPML in and around Pallakurichi Village, Sattankulam Taluk,Thoothkudi District for the proposed thermal power project.
 * Letter (Number J-13012/14/2008-IA.II (T)) dated April 23, 2008 issued by the Government of India, Ministry of Environment and Forests setting out the terms of reference for preparing the draft EIA report for the thermal power project. The environmental public hearing in this regard has taken place on April 06, 2010. The written approval of the MoEF is awaited.
 * Approval dated January 29, 2010 from the Government of India, Ministry of Coal, for 70% of one unit of 1 x 660 MW i.e. 462 MW in accordance with the New Coal Distribution Policy, subject to special milestones and conditions.

Project Details
Sponsor: Ind-Bararth (Madras) Limited, a subsidiary of Ind-Barath Power Location: Pallakurichi village, Sattankulam taluk, Thoothukudi district, Tamil Nadu Coordinates: 10.667076, 79.772229 (location of Pallakurichi but not the exact location of the project) Status: Phase I: Advanced development; Phase II: Proposed Nameplate capacity: 1320 MW (Phase I: 660 MW; Phase II: 660 MW) Type: Supercritical Projected in service: Coal Source: 70% domestic, 30% imported Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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