Uppada power station

Uppada power station is an existing 208-megawatt (MW) gas-fired power station near Komaragiri village in Kakinada, a port city in Andhra Pradesh which is owned an operated by Spectrum Power Generation. A planned 1300 MW expansion plan was initially considered as a coal-fired project but is now being promoted as a gas-fired plant.

Location
The map below shows the location of the plant.

Background
A February 2009 Ministry of Coal document indicated that Spectrum Power Generation were considering a second coal-based phase at the site of their existing plant. Stage II of the plant, the document stated, could be a 1,320 megawatt plant comprising two 660MW generating units. Coal for the project is indicated as being sought from Mahanadi Coalfields Limited, a Coal India subsidiary. In July 2011 the project was still listed by the Ministry of Coal as a pending application.

A 2010 document by Spectrum Power Generation indicates that the proposed project is now planned to be a 1,350 MW gas-fired project. On its website, Spectrum also refers to the project as being a gas-fired power station.

Project Details
Sponsor: Spectrum Power Generation Location: Komaragiri village in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India Coordinates: 17.0587, 82.3097 (exact) Status: No longer being pursued as a coal project Nameplate capacity: 1320 (coal) (1350 (Gas) MW Type: Projected in service: Coal Type: Coal Source: Estimated annual CO2: Source of financing:

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