Coal plant cancellations in India

During 2011 and 2012, increasing numbers of proposed coal plants in India have been delayed or halted outright. The problems facing developers including (1) opposition from local residents over land acquisition, air pollution impacts, fly ash contamination of groundwater, effect of thermal discharges on fisheries, displacement of communities, and other impacts; (2) difficulty obtaining commitments of coal domestically from Coal India and its subsidiaries; (3) rising prices for imported coal; and (4) increasing difficulties obtaining financing.

Plants cancelled or delayed

 * Coastal Maharashtra Project - Tata Power places imported coal plants on hold in June 2012
 * Shahpur Thermal Power Project
 * Nagarjuna_Construction_Company_Sompeta_Thermal_Plant
 * Bhadreshwar power station (OPG)
 * Hanakon Thermal Power Project - company moved to a new location following community opposition
 * Damodaram_Sanjeevaiah_Thermal_Power_Station - Expansion from 1600 MW to 4000 MW cancelled because due to alarm over effects on rare birds and denial of environmental clearance
 * Sree_Siva_Satyadeva_Power_Plant - 2000 MW plant abandoned by sponsors in the wake of agitation in the region
 * Chamalapura power station - 1,000 MW plant in Karnataka cancelled in 2008 due to organized opposition
 * Dhopave_Thermal_Power_Station_(Mahagenco) - 1980 MW plant stalled since 2010 because of local resistance to land acquisition
 * Shahpur_Thermal_Power_Project - 1200-1800 MW project cancelled due to land acquisition delays
 * Hinduja_Power_Plant - 1040 MW plant delayed due to local protests
 * Birra_Thermal_Power_Project - 1320 MW - heavy opposition (unclear whether it has slowed the plant down)
 * GNDTP_Bathinda_power_station -
 * Bara_Thermal_Power_Project - 3300 MW. In early 2011 the construction site was ransacked and company moved equipment out
 * Ratnagiri Power Plant - 3200 MW expansion at existing 12000 MW plant heavily opposed by Ratnagiri Zilla Jagruk Manch organization. Project now delayed due to coal import prices.
 * Tamnar_II_Project - 2400 MW plant opposed by Jan Chetna organization. Activists jailed. Unclear whether project is delayed
 * Mundra_Ultra_Mega_Power_Project - opposed by Machimar Adhikar Sangharsh Sangathan (MASS) and others. Only one 800 MW unit is operational as of June 2012. Status of the project is somewhat unclear.
 * Bhavanapadu_Thermal_Power_Project - 2,640 East Coast Energy project in Kakarapalli. Heavy opposition and unrest. Two killed, 25 injured, hunger strike. MOEFF issued "stop work" order in September 2011. Current status uncertain
 * Baradarha_power_station - 1200 MW plant opposed by local residents and the Centre for Science and Environment. Apparently progressing but hard to find any up-to-date news
 * Athena_Chhattisgarh_Power - 1200 MW plant - environmental clearance quashed - acquisition of common property being litigated
 * Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project - 1980 MW plant - works was stalled for 15 days in February 2012 while talks were held with farmers and the district administration over land disputes
 * Gulbarga_power_station - 1320 MW project struggling. Surveyers were manhandled by irate local residents. Unable to secure coal linkage. In 2012 state requested fresh bids for project from potential owner/operators.

Opposition to power plants
Opposition to new coal-fired power plants has occured at the following projects:
 * Ankulapatur power station phase 1 - Andhra Pradesh
 * Athena Chhattisgarh power station - Chhattisgarh
 * Babandh power station - Orissa
 * Balangir power station - Orissa
 * Baradarha power station - Chhattisgarh
 * Bara Thermal Power Project - Uttar Pradesh
 * Bhadreshwar power station (OPG) - Gujarat
 * Bhadreshwar Thermal Power Project (Adani) - Gujarat
 * Bhavanapadu Thermal Power Project - Andhra Pradesh
 * Birra Thermal Power Project - Chhattisgarh
 * Chamalapura power station - Karnataka
 * Dahanu Power Station - Maharashtra
 * Damodaram Sanjeevaiah Thermal Power Station - Andhra Pradesh
 * Dhopave Thermal Power Station (Mahagenco) - Maharashtra
 * Gidderbaha power station - Punjab
 * Girye Ultra Mega Power Project - Maharashtra
 * GNDTP Bathinda power station - Punjab
 * Gobindpura power station - Punjab
 * Gulbarga power station - Karnataka
 * Gunipudi power station (NBPL proposal) - Andhra Pradesh
 * Hanakon Thermal Power Project - Tamil Nadu
 * Hinduja Power Plant - Andhra Pradesh
 * JR Power Project - Orissa
 * Katwa Super Thermal Power Project (NTPC)
 * KSK Mahanadi Power Project - Chhattisgarh
 * Malvan Ultra Mega Power Project - Maharashtra
 * Nabinagar Super Thermal Power Project - Bihar
 * Nagarjuna Construction Company Sompeta Thermal Plant - Andhra Pradesh
 * Rajpura_Thermal_Power_Project - Punjab
 * Ratnagiri Power Plant expansion - Maharashtra
 * Ropar thermal plant - Punjab
 * Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project - Madhya Pradesh
 * Simhadri Power Station - Andhra Pradesh
 * Sree Siva Satyadeva Power Plant - Andhra Pradesh
 * Tata Mundra Ultra Mega Power Project - Gujarat
 * Tamnar II Project - Chhattisgarh
 * Udupi power station - Karnataka
 * Veshvi power station - Maharashtra
 * Yeramarus thermal station - Karnataka

Related SourceWatch articles

 * India and coal
 * Opposition to coal in India
 * Proposed coal plants in India

External resources

 * "Annexure 1: Some examples of use of Bombay Police Act 1951 Sec, 37(1)(3) prohibiting gathering of people in Ratnagiri district connection with protests against ‘development’ activities unacceptable to them," (Annexure to Madhav Gadgil, "Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg districts: Summary report of the Maharashtra Government consultation, 30th September & study tour, 4th to 11th October, 2010)

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
 * Rahul Wadke, "Yet another Maharashtra power plant faces villagers' ire," The Hindu Business Line, October 31, 2011
 * "Moratorium on new projects in coastal Maharashtra extended," Thaindian News, January 10, 2011
 * Smruti Koppikar, "The Rape of Eden," Outlook India, December 20, 2010
 * Prakhar Jain, "Chhattisgarh: How to destroy a district," Tehelka Magazine, January 21, 2012
 * Aman Sethi, "Power plants insulated from protests, villagers shocked," The Hindu, February 5, 2011