(a) whether it has been decided to sell the Captive Power Plant of Durgapur, Bhillai and Rourkela to Enron/Private party;
(b) if so, the facts thereof;
(c) the selling price as against the installation charges of these plants; and
(d) the likely impact on the cost or production?
MINISTER OF STATE FOR STEEL (SHRI DILIP RAY)
(a) to (d) A Statement is laid on the Table of the Lok Sabha.
STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PARTS (A) TO (D) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION
No.245 TO BE ANSWERED ON 15th DECEMBER, 1999 TABLED BY SHRI SUNIL KHAN REGARDING
CAPTIVE POWER PLANT.
(a) & (b) Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) has initiated the process to divest the following facilities to a Joint Venture Company with a strategic alliance partner(s) :
(i) Power Plant-II of Rourkela Steel Plant alongwith Central Power Training Institute.
(ii) Power Plant-II of Durgapur Steel Plant.
(iii) Power Plant-I and Power Plant-II of Bokaro Steel Plant.
(iv) Supervisory Load Control Centre of SAIL at Calcutta.
Description Rourkela Durgapur Bokaro Total Plant PP-II PP-II PP-I PP-II
Capacity (MW) 120 120 122 180 Date of Installation of 1st unit 12/04/87 17/02/87 17/04/72 July, 1988 Cost of Installation (Rs crores) 199.66 124.14 325.76 649.56