Godda Thermal Power Station

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Godda Thermal Power Station
Godda Thermal Power Station
Location of the Godda Thermal Power Station in Jharkhand
Country India
Location Godda, Jharkhand
Coordinates 24°49′03″N87°08′10″E / 24.817523019893496°N 87.13606601148388°E / 24.817523019893496; 87.13606601148388
StatusCommissioned
Construction began2018
Commission date 2022
Owner(s) Adani Power
Operator(s) Adani Power
Thermal power station
Primary fuelCoal
Power generation
Units operational2 (800 MW each)
Nameplate capacity 1,600 MW
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Godda Thermal Power Station is an operating coal based power plant dedicated for electricity export to Bangladesh. It is located in Godda district, Jharkhand, India. The power generation capacity of the power plant is 1,600 MW. This power plant is under construction under an agreement between the Government of India and Bangladesh. The thermal power plant will produce electricity from December, 2022. [1]

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History

In February 2016, Adani Power had applied for terms of reference to build a 1,600 MW coal-based power plant in Godda district. [2] The terms of reference were approved in July 2016. The project was given environmental clearance on 31 August 2017. [3]

Adani Power signed a MoU with the Bangladesh Power Development Board on 11 August 2016 to set up 2x800 MW thermal power plants in India on build-and-operate (BOO) basis. [4]

Capacity

It has an installed capacity of 1,600 Mega Watts.

Unit No.Generating CapacityCommissioned onStatus
1800 MWApril 2023commissioned
2800 MWJune 2023Commissioned

Fuel

The thermal power plant will use imported coal as fuel. The company plans to procure coal under long-term contracts from countries like Indonesia, South Africa and Australia. Finally known that coal will supply from Australia's Carmichael mine for the power plant at Godda. The imported coal will be unloaded from ships at Dhamra port in Odisha and transported to the power plant by rail. An estimated 7-9 million tonnes of coal will be required annually. [5]

Protest

Local peoples were assaulted and harassed for acquiring land for power projects. According to Newslaundry, few local news publications published short reports on the violence. [6]

A legal case filed by local villagers in the Jharkhand High Court was scheduled for hearing as early as August 2020. The government of Jharkhand denied all allegations brought by the claimants and contested the court action. [5]

High power transmission lines have been constructed in Farakka area of Murshidabad district in West Bengal to carry electricity from Adani Group's thermal power plant in Jharkhand's Godda district to neighboring Bangladesh. Farmers are protesting against the installation of high-voltage cables over mango-litchu orchards and the cutting of mango-litchu trees in orchards. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "Jharkhand's Largest Adani Power Plant To Produce Electricity From Dec". www.businessworld.in. Business World. 7 September 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  2. ↑ "Adani Godda power" (PDF). Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  3. ↑ "Environment clearance" . Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  4. ↑ EIA, Adani Power, 19 September, 2022
  5. 1 2 "Adani power plant and coal plans threatened by land owner court action". www.abc.net.au. ABC. 10 July 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  6. ↑ "Adani Power Vs The People Of Jharkhand". www.newslaundry.com. Newslaundry. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "রণক্ষেত্রে ফরাক্কা, জমির উপর দিয়ে আদানিদের হাইটেনশন তার, কৃষকরা সরব হতেই পুলিশের 'মার'" (in Bengali). bengali.indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 3 July 2022. Retrieved 19 September 2022.
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