Simhadri Power Station

Simhadri Power Station is a coal plant in Andhra Pradesh, India.

Background
Simhadri Power Station is a 2000 megawatt (MW) coal plant located in Andhra Pradesh, India. The plant comprises four units:
 * Unit 1 - 500 MW - commissioned February 2002
 * Unit 2 - 500 MW - commissioned August 2002
 * Unit 3 - 500 MW - commissioned March 2011
 * Unit 4 - 500 MW - commissioning March 24, 2012

2010: Ash spill
Due to rainfall, the second ash pond of the Simhadri Power Station overflowed, contaminating adjacent land with saline water and coal combustion ash, according to residents of Devada village in Paravada mandal. The size of the area affected was put at 150 acres by residents and at 50 acres by NTPC officials. The accident affected vegetable crops, casurina, and cashe nuts.

2012: Public protests over fly ash pollution
According to a February 2012 report in The Times of India, the Pollution Control Board (PCB) of Andhra Pradesh issued notices to NTPC for violating pollution limits and ordered the company to set aside Rs 3 crore as bank guarantee toward welfare measures for the affected people. According to PCB officials, the company was dumping fly ash on nearby areas and also letting it mix into sea water, thereby polluting local fisheries. Repeated protests by citizens brought the problem to public attention. PCB has set up a regional task for for the north coastal and both Godavari districts to monitor pollution.

Project Details
Sponsor: NTPC Location: Pittavanipalem village, Vishakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh Coordinates: 17.591, 83.09166 (exact) Status: Unit 3: commissioned March 2011; Unit 4: commissioned March 2012 Nameplate capacity: 2000 MW (4 x 500 MW) Type: Projected in service: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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