Uppada power station

Uppada power station is a coal plant in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Location
The map below shows the location of Kakinada but not the exact location of the project.

Background
Uppada power station is an existing 208 megawatt gas-fured power station near Komaragiri village in Kakinada, a port city in Andhra Pradesh which is owned an operated by Spectrum Power Generation. A planned 1300+ megawatt expansion plan was initially considered as a coal-fired project but is now being promoted as a gas-fired plant.

Coal-fired expansion plan morphs into gas project
A February 2009 Ministry of Coal document indicated that Spectrum Power Generation were considering a second coal-based phase at the site of their existing plant. Stage II of the plant, the document stated, could be a 1,320 megawatt plant comprising two 660MW generating units. Coal for the project is indicated as being sought from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a Coal India subsidiary. In July 2011 the project was still listed by the Ministry of Coal as a pending application.

A 2010 document by Spectrum Power Generation indicates that the proposed project is now planned to be a 1,350 MW gas-fired project. On its website, Spectrum also refers to the project as being a gas-fired power station.

Project Details
Sponsor: Spectrum Power Generation Location: Komaragiri village in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India Coordinates: 16.945181, 82.238647 (approximate) Status: No longer being pursued as a coal project Nameplate capacity: 1320 (coal) (1350 (Gas) MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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