Godda 1600 MW (Adani) Power Plant

Current Status: Construction

The Godda Coal Power Plant was proposed by Adani Power Limited, a subsidiary of Indian conglomerate Adani Group, in August 2015 during the visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Bangladesh [1]. The project was initially planned to establish in Paraspani village in Godda but later changed to present site [2]. It will be able to evacuate 1472 MW if the engines generate exactly 1600 MW. To deliver 1496 MW, the power plant has to generate 1626 MW in total. The coal requirement is 7-9 million tonnes as mentioned in Environmental assessment report [1]. According to the Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) signed between Adani Power and Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), the power plant is supposed to start commercial operation in January 2022. But the date would be delayed as Force Majeure declared by Adani Power and its EPC contractors in the first week of February 2020 due to Coronavirus outbreak [3].

Basic Information
  • Name of the Power Plant: Adani Godda Power Station [4]
  • Alternative Names: Adani Jharkhand Coal Power Station, Adani Jharkhand USC Thermal Power Project
  • Current Status: Construction
  • Type of Entity: IPP (Independent Power Producer)
  • Ownership: Private
  • Basis of Ownership: BOO (Build, Own and Operate)
  • ESS Category: A
  • ECR Category: Red
  • Number of Units: 2
  • Installed Capacity: 1600 MW [5]
  • Derated Capacity: 1496 MW [6]
  • Current Capacity: None
  • Base Tariff (kWh): BDT 8.71 [7]

Location
  • Address: Gangta, Gaighat, Mali and Motia Village, Tehsil: Pathargama, District: Godda, Jharkhand, India
  • Geographic Position: 78 km west from Ganges River, 6.8 km east from Chir River, 10.1 km from Godda town and 349 km from Ranchi city, Jharkhand.
  • Coordinates: 24.81589, 87.13511

Land & Communities
  • Land Size: 1255 Acres [1]
  • Land Owners: Farmer, Indigenous People
  • Affected Communities: Farmer
  • Directly Affected: Undisclosed
  • Indirectly Affected: Undisclosed

Fuel & Technology
  • Primary Fuel: Coal
  • Support Fuel: Heavy Fuel Oil (HFO)
  • Fuel Source: Australia [8]
  • Fuel Source: Not Applicable
  • Fuel Requirement (Annual): 8 Million Tonnes [1]
  • Fuel Requirement (Lifetime): 200 Million Tonnes
  • Technology: Ultra Supercritical (USC) [9]

Projected Emission
  • Carbon (C, Annual): Undisclosed
  • Carbon (C, Lifetime): Undisclosed
  • Mercury (Hg, Annual): Undisclosed
  • Mercury (Hg, Lifetime): Undisclosed
  • Sulphur (NOx, Annual): Undisclosed
  • Sulphur (NOx, Lifetime): Undisclosed
  • Solid Particles (PM 2.5, Annual): Undisclosed
  • Solid Particles (PM 2.5, Lifetime): Undisclosed

Executing Agencies
  • Operator: APJL (Adani Power Jharkhand Limited) [5]
  • Sponsor: APL (Adani Power Limited) [2]
  •     Parent: Adani (Adani Group)
  • Energy Buyer: BPDB (Bangladesh Power Development Board) [10] 

Financing
  • Total Budget: USD 1,978 Million [11]
  • Sponsors' Investment: USD 578 Million
  •     Adani Power Limited (APL): USD 578 Million [11]
  • Domestic Loan: None
  • Overseas Loan: USD 1400 million
  •     Power Finance Corporation Limited (PFC): 700.00 Million [12]
  •     Rural Electrification Corporation Limited (REC): 700.00 Million [12]
  • Grants: None
  • GOB Investment: None

Contractors
  • EPC Contractor: SEPCO3 (SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Company Limited) [13]
  •     Parent: PowerChina (Power Construction Corporation of China Limited) [14] 
  • Building Construction: Undisclosed
  • Civil Engineering: TJIHK (Tie Jun International (Hong Kong) Limited) [15]
  •     Parent: TJIHL (Tie Jun International Holdings Limited)
  • Conveyor Belt: Undisclosed
  • Evacuation/Transmission: Undisclosed
  • Fuel Transport: Undisclosed
  • Jetty Construction: Undisclosed
  • River Dredging: Undisclosed
  • O&M Contractor: SEPCO3 (SEPCO III Electric Power Construction Company Limited) [13] 
  •     Parent: PowerChina (Power Construction Corporation of China Limited) [14] 

Suppliers
  • Alternator Supplier: Undisclosed
  • Boiler Supplier: BWBCL (Babcock & Wilcox Beijing Company Limited) [16]
  •     Parent: BWEI (Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Incorporated) 
  • Engine Supplier: Undisclosed
  • Equipment Supplier: Undisclosed
  • Fuel Supplier: AMPL (Adani Mining Private Limited) [17]
  •     Parent: Adani Group
  • Gas Turbine Supplier: Not Applicable
  • Generator Suppler: GE (General Electric Company) [16]
  • Hydro Turbine Supplier: Not Applicable
  • Labour Supplier: Undisclosed
  • Module Supplier: Not Applicable
  • Steam Turbine Supplier: GE (General Electric Company) [11]

Consultants
  • EIA Consultant: GCPL (Greencindia Consulting Private Limited) [1]
  • EIA Subcontractor: TECIPL (Tecdatum Infoservices Private Limited) [1]
  • EIA Subcontractor: AGSL (Akshar Geo Services Limited) [1]
  • Engineering Consultant: HTGEPL (HTG Engineering Private Limited) [3]
  •     Parent: HTGDG (HTG Development Group Company Limited)
  • Feasibility Study: Undisclosed
  • Financial Advisor: Undisclosed
  • Insurer: Undisclosed
  • Owner's Engineer: Undisclosed
  • Resettlement Consultant: Undisclosed

Timeline
  • Announcement: February 2016 [5] 
  • MOU Signed with BPDB: 11 August 2015 [1]
  • MOU Signed with Sponsors: Not Applicable
  • Letter of Intent (LOI): Undisclosed
  • Agreement with Sponsors: Not Applicable
  • EIA Report Released: April 2017
  • EIA Report Approved: 31 August 2017 [18]
  • Guarantee Loan Approval: Undisclosed
  • PPA Signed: 5 November 2017 [6]
  • EPC Contract Signed: 24 April 2018 [13]
  • Construction Started: September 2019
  • Construction Period: 50 Months [19]
  • COD (Expected): 4 January 2022 (Unit-1), 4 May 2022 (Unit-2)
  • COD (Actual): Not applicable
  • Lifetime: 25 Years [20]
  • Phase Out: 3 January 2047

References
  1. MOEFCC (2017). Environmental Clearance for Development of Proposed 2X800 MW Godda Thermal Power Project at Motia, Gangta, Gayghat and other Adjacent Villages of Godda and Poraiyahat Tehsils, Godda District in Jharkhand, Volume-II. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), New Delhi: April 2017. Retrieved from http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/online/EC/12042017IPMCW0QWAnnex-FinalEIA&EMPStudyReportsVolumeII.pdf accessed on 10 November 2020
  2. MOEFCC (2016). "2X 800 MW Paraspani Thermal Power Project, Paraspani Village, Pathargama Tehsil, District Godda, Jharkhand By Adani Power (Jharkhand) Limited: Brief Summary and Basic Information of the Project". Retrieved from http://environmentclearance.nic.in/DownloadPfdFile.aspx?FileName=YEDWnKi4Mk/eDFOxWD+sl3k+SCOb62BoJ1Dsy6epo2j/1p0M8aACKjMXJMyHVXsTlVTM/WyY/C/E0OTaheIuoGK8z6OGIe/8UVX7KvLU5ReaVSzljZLlIz+Am3R090p+0NTQd2gF6LhKCLgNqaLh3D66mTJDs9pt62d0QJ7n4FbB9Kv+rSz4deaEfDpi3DytgBHmEZlIrflDFOQrEwgf3Q==&FilePath=93ZZBm8LWEXfg+HAlQix2fE2t8z/pgnoBhDlYdZCxzXmG8GlihX6H9UP1HygCn3pCkAF2zPFXFQNqA4krKa1Aw== accessed on 13 March 2017
  3. Aman, Habibur (2020). "Coronavirus Outbreak: 1,600MW power import from India may face delay". The Daily Sun, Dhaka: 18 February 2010. Retrieved from https://www.daily-sun.com/post/463063/Coronavirus-Outbreak:-1600MW-power-import-from-India-may-face-delay accessed on 19 February 2020
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