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{{Short description|Power Station in Jharkhand, India}}
{{Update|reason=no longer under construction|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox power station
| name = Godda Thermal Power Station
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| location_map_caption= Location of the Godda Thermal Power Station in Jharkhand
| coordinates = {{coord|24.817523019893496|87.13606601148388|format=dms|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| country = [[India]]
| location = [[Godda district|Godda]], [[Jharkhand]]
| status = Commissioned
| construction_began = 2018
| commissioned = 2022
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| owner = [[Adani Power]]
| operator = [[Adani Power]]
| th_fuel_primary = Coal
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| ps_electrical_capacity = 1,600 MW
| ps_units_operational = 2 <small>(800 MW each)</small>
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'''Godda Thermal Power Station''' is a coal power plant dedicated for electricity export to Bangladesh. It is located in [[Godda district]], [[Jharkhand]], India. The power generation capacity is 1,600 MW. The plant was built under an agreement between the [[Government of India]] and [[Government of Bangladesh|Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jharkhand's Largest Adani Power Plant To Produce Electricity From Dec |url=https://www.businessworld.in/article/Jharkhand-s-Largest-Adani-Power-Plant-To-Produce-Electricity-From-Dec/07-09-2022-445553/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |agency=Business World |publisher=www.businessworld.in |date=7 September 2022}}</ref>

== 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]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Adani Godda power |url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/Form-1A/EC/090620171adanigoddapowerec.pdf |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>
The terms of reference were approved in July 2016. The project was given environmental clearance on 31 August 2017.<ref>{{cite web |title=Environment clearance |url=http://environmentclearance.nic.in/auth/FORM_A_PDF.aspx?cat_id=IA/JH/THE/47994/2016&pid=New |access-date=19 September 2022}}</ref>

[[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.<ref name="eia">[http://environmentclearance.nic.in/writereaddata/EIA/12042017EIM1D4NTAnnex-FinalEIA&EMPReportsVolume-I.pdf EIA], Adani Power, 19 September, 2022</ref>

==Capacity==

{| class="wikitable"
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! Unit No. !! Generating Capacity !! Commissioned on !! Status
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| 1 || 800 MW ||April 2023 || commissioned
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| 2 || 800 MW || June 2023 || commissioned
|-
|}

== 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 coal mine|Carmichael mine]] for the power plant at Godda. The imported coal will be unloaded from ships at [[Dhamra Port|Dhamra port]] in [[Odisha]] and transported to the power plant by rail. An estimated 7-9 million tonnes of coal will be required annually.<ref name=abc>{{cite news |title=Adani power plant and coal plans threatened by land owner court action |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-07-10/adani-godda-power-plant-threatened-by-land-owner-court-action/12439624 |access-date=19 September 2022 |agency=ABC |publisher=www.abc.net.au |date=10 July 2020}}</ref>

==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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Adani Power Vs The People Of Jharkhand |url=https://www.newslaundry.com/2016/12/22/adani-power-vs-the-people-of-jharkhand |access-date=19 September 2022 |agency=Newslaundry |publisher=www.newslaundry.com}}</ref>

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.<ref name=abc/>

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.<ref>{{cite news |title=রণক্ষেত্রে ফরাক্কা, জমির উপর দিয়ে আদানিদের হাইটেনশন তার, কৃষকরা সরব হতেই পুলিশের 'মার' |url=https://bengali.indianexpress.com/west-bengal/farakka-clash-between-police-and-fermers-against-adanis-electricity-wire/ |access-date=19 September 2022 |agency=The Indian Express |publisher=bengali.indianexpress.com |date=3 July 2022 |language=bn}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

{{Power stations of Jharkhand}}

[[Category:Coal-fired power stations in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:2022 establishments in Jharkhand]]
[[Category:Energy infrastructure completed in 2022]]
[[Category:Godda district]]
[[Category:Adani Group]]

Godda Thermal Power Station - Revision history

Sameer at 07:02, 29 April 2024