Environmental impact assessment for the proposed 4000 MW coal based Saurashtra super thermal power project at Bhatvadia village, Jamnagar district, Gujarat

Universal Crescent Power Private Limited (UCPPL) proposes to set up a Coal Based Saurashtra Super Thermal Power Project (STPP) of 4000 MW (6 x 660 MW) nominal capacity, comprising of three stages of 2 x 660 MW units at Bharvadia village of Kalyanpur taluk in Jamnagar district, Gujarat. The project operates on super critical technology and will be implemented in three phases of each phase of 1320 MW (2x660 MW). As per the Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) notification dated 14th September 2006, the proposed thermal power plant project comes under `Category A’ with project type number `1(d)’, which requires preparation of EIA report to obtain environmental clearance (EC) from the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), New Delhi. This EIA report addresses the environmental impacts of the proposed power plant project and proposes the mitigation measures for the same.