Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project

Kudgi Super Thermal Power Project is a proposed 4,000 megawatt coal-fired power station at Kudgi, Bijapur District in Karnataka, India.

Location
The aerial photo of the plant site (as identified in the Environmental Impact Assessment and on Wikimapia) shows no construction as of the date of the photo, May 6, 2011.

Background
The project, which is being developed by NTPC, was promoted by the Power Company of Karnataka. The project is being developed in two phases with three 800 MW units being built first and the remainder in stage 2.

The power station may take up to 3,200 acres of land.

Coal supply
Karnataka has no known fossil fuel reserves, including coal. NTPC proposes bringing in coal from Pakhri Barwadi in Jharkhand, with an additional allocation from a mine in Orissa "under process".

Water
The power station would divert 5.2 TMC/year of water from the Almatti reservoir. Critics say this will take water away from local household and agricultural needs. The Karnataka Government has identified water as the biggest impediment for industrialisation in the region: about 77% of the total geographical area of the state is arid or semi-arid.

January 2014: JBIC Approves Loan
On January 25, 2014, the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC), upon the Prime Minister of Japan Shinzo Abe's visit in India, signed a loan agreement with NTPC. The agreement provided for JBIC to provide US$155 million and a US$55 million loans directed toward purchase of steam turbine generatorss from Toshiba and boiler water feedpumps from Ebara. In addition to the JBIC portion, Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation will also provide cofinancing for each facility, bringing the total financing for steam turbine generators to US$259 million and the financing for boiler water feedpumps to US$ 91 million.

Project Details
Sponsor: NTPC Location: Kudgi, Bijapur District in Karnataka, India Coordinates: 16.516667, 75.791667 Status: Stage I: construction; Stage II: proposed Nameplate capacity: 4,000 MW (Stage 1: 2400 MW; Stage 2: 1600) Type: Supercritical Projected in service: Stage I: 2015-2016 Coal Type: Coal Source: Pakhri Barwadi in Jharkhand; an additional allocation sought from a mine in Orissa "is under process". Estimated annual CO2: 23654803 tons Source of financing: Japan Bank for International Cooperation and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation

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