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Environmental Clearence |
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* The Environmental Impact Assessment(EIA) Studies for the Project was done by M/s BS_Envitech (P) Ltd. |
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* Presentation TOR for conducting EIA was cleared by MoEF on 15th Dec 2008. |
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* The company has got final clearance from MoEF on 15/07/2009. |
* Public hearing for the project was
completed on 4th March 2009.
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Water |
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Sea water permission for withdrawal
to the tune of 150 cusecs for the total capacity of 1980 MW has been received from
Government of Andhra Prdesh and desalinated water will be supplied by Krishnapatnam
port company for the project. |
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The requirement of water for the two stages of the Plant will be as follows: |
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Description |
stage-1 |
stages- 1&2 |
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Total Sea Water requirement(cmh) |
8070 |
12105 |
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Total in cusecs |
79.2 |
118.8 |
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CRZ Demarcation Studies |
CRZ (Coastal Regulation Zone) demarcation
has been carried out by National Institute of Oceanography(NIO) and approval/clearence
is obtained.
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Long term open Access |
Application filed with PGCIL for Long
Term Open Access(LTOA) on september 28, 2008.
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Mega power Status
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Qualified for Mega power project status
and thereby is entitled to all the applicable benefits such as exemption from customs
duty, tax holiday for 10 years etc.
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Power Offtake |
Discussions initiated with major bulk
power trading agencies.
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Other statutory Clearance
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* NOC from Airport Authority: Application
filed with Airport Authority of India (AAI) for approval.
* Forest Clearance: The Company has received clearance from Chief Conservator of
Forests, Government of Andhra Pradesh.
* Defence Clearance: The Company has received approval from Ministry of Defence.
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| Clean development Machanism |
project with super critical technology
being qualified, it can be registered as a CDM project with UNFCCC at appropriate
time.
This will enable generation of additional revenue over and above the sale of Power,
by selling the Certified Emission Reduction(CERs) to
any Emission Compliance buyers from developed countries.
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