Yermarus and Yedlapur thermal stations

Yeramarus Thermal Station is a proposed 1700 megawatt (MW) coal plant in Karnataka, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of the projects.

Background
The project originally started as a 1600 MW plant (2x800 MW) but has been increased to a 1700 MW (2x850 MW) project. Yermarus and Yedlapur villages will both be home to a 850 MW plant. The "civil construction" for the Yermarus plant is scheduled to begin in April 2012. The company has already cleared and constructed a wall around the 685 acre plot. However, the plant at Yedlapur village has yet to receive an environmental clearance.

Opposition
According to press reports, 250 families will be displaced by the project. Opponents of the project affiliated with various parties have worked under the umbrella organisation Raichur Hitarakshana Samithi to stage public protests. Issues include fly ash as well as the cumulative impact of the project on top of the existing pollution from the eight units of the Raichur Thermal Power Station, also under construction by Karnataka Power Corporation

Project Details
Sponsor: Karnataka Power Corporation Location: Yermarus and Yedlapur villages, Raichur district, Karnataka, India Coordinates: 16.1976, 77.052 Yeramarus; 16.36, 77.3422 Yedlapur Status: Nameplate capacity: 2x850 MW Type: Supercritical Projected in service: 2014 Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing: MoEF permits: Environmental clearance: Yermarus, (Nov 17, 2009)
 * Yermarus: Construction
 * Yedlapur: Announced

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