(a) the names of States to which proposals have been sent by the Union Government
for setting up of thermal power plants for providing cheap electricity in the country;
(b) the names of the States with which Memorandum of Understanding has been
signed after deciding the location for setting up thermal power stations;
(c) whether such a scheme is proposed to be launched in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh
and Uttar Pradesh also; and
(d) if so, the time by which it is likely to be done?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (d) : The capacity addition programme in Central Sector by National Thermal
Power Corporation (NTPC) and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) during the 10th Plan
is as follows :-
Project/Location MW
A. NTPC.
Simhadri/Andhra Pradesh 500 Talcher-II/Orissa 2000 Ramagundam-III/Andhra Pradesh 500 Rihand-II/Uttar Pradesh 1000 Sipat/Chhattisgarh 1320 Kahalgaon-II/Bihar+ 660 Barh/Bihar+ 660 North Karanpura/Jharkhand+ 660
Total 7300
+ Approved by the Government as Mega Power Project. As mega power projects, benefits of customs duty exemption, exemption from sales tax and other state levies will be available to these projects for them to generate power at lower cost.
Project / location MW
B. DVC
Mejia Thermal Power Station Extension Unit-4/West Bengal 210 Chandrapura Thermal Power Station Stage-II/Jharkhand 250 Durgapur Thermal Power Station/West Bengal 250 Bakaro `B` Thermal Power Station Extension/Jharkhand 210 Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project/Jharkhand. 1000
Total 1920
+ A joint venture project between DVC and Bombay Suburban Electric Supply Company.