Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station

Suratgarh Super Thermal Power Station is an existing 1500 megawatt coal-fired power station located at Suratgarh in the District of Shriganganagar, Rajasthan in India. A major expansion of the power station has been proposed.

Background
The existing power station comprises six 250MW generating units which were commissioned between 1998 and 2009. .

The power station, which is owned and operated by Rajasthan RV Utpadan Nigam (RVUN), a government owned utility, has been flagged for the addition of 2640MW of capacity in the 2013-2017 period.

Expansion plans
RVUN are proposing to expand the existing power station in two stages - the first the addition of two 660 megawatt generating units -- units 7 and 8 - and then a further two 660 MW units subsequently. RVUN states that land for the first expansion has been acquired and that 60 cusecs of water has been allocated by the Water Resources Department. RVUN states that the terms of reference for the environmental impact statement were issued in July 2009 and a public hearing held in January 2010. Subsequently RVUN has applied for environmental clearance which was considered September 2010. RVUN states that it has obtained Stage-I forest clearance from the Ministry of Environment and Forests for coal from the Parsa East and Kante Basan. RVUN states that tenders for the construction of the plant were called for in January 2011 and that "orders are in final stage & to be placed after allocation of coal linkage & after issuance of Environmental Clearance."

The additional two units were approved by the Government of Rajasthan in June 2010 with a pledge of 20% equity support. RVUN states that the project would be built on the land acquired and with the water allocated for units 7 & 8. RVUN states that an application for a long-term coal linkage has been submitted to the Ministry of Coal and is "being examined by CEA." RVUN states that the "matter of upgrading of existing railway system for coal transportation for total 10 units ... has been taken up with Railways."

Project Details
Sponsor: Rajasthan RV Utpadan Nigam Location: Suratgarh, Rajasthan in India Coordinates:29.181766,74.018741 Status: 1500 MW operating; 2640 MW expansion in early development Nameplate capacity: 1500MW existing, additional 2640MW expansion Type: Projected in service: Expansion: in the 2012-2017 period Coal Type: Coal Source: Expansion: Parsa East and Kante Basan Estimated annual CO2:Expansion: 15,612,170 Source of financing:

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