New Thermal Power Clusters

The currently planned expansion of thermal power generation capacity works out to 1.3 times the existing generation capacity. The geographic distribution of this expansion is highly uneven, showing clustering in certain coal-mining states, and further within districts and regions. By backing indepen...

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Published inEconomic and political weekly Vol. 46; no. 40; pp. 10 - 13
Main Author KASTURI, KANNAN
Format Journal Article Magazine Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Mumbai Sameeksha Trust 01.10.2011
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Subjects
Agricultural land
Coal
Coal pipelines
COMMENTARY
Electric power production
Electricity generation
Environmental policy
Geographic regions
Geography
Land purchases
Memoranda of understanding
Mining
Pipelines
Planning
Power plants
State government
Thermal power plants
Turbogenerators
Water pollution
India
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ISSN0012-9976
2349-8846

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Summary:The currently planned expansion of thermal power generation capacity works out to 1.3 times the existing generation capacity. The geographic distribution of this expansion is highly uneven, showing clustering in certain coal-mining states, and further within districts and regions. By backing independent power producers through comprehensive memoranda of understanding, state governments have forsaken the communities that will bear the environmental, health and livelihood impact of these thermal clusters.
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ISSN:0012-9976
2349-8846