(a) whether the construction of boundary wall has been completed by NTPC after acquiring the land in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh;
(b) if so, the details thereof and if not, the time by which the work is likely to be completed; and
(c) the number of such proposal spending before the Government for consideration in the country including the district of Chhatarpur in Madhya Pradesh alongwith the time by which a decision is likely to be taken in the matter and work to start?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) FOR POWER, NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT & ENTREPRENEURSHIP
( SHRI R.K. SINGH)
(a) & (b) : At Barethi STPP located in Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, total length of boundary wall to be constructed is 12.25km for NTPC acquired land in Main Plant. Construction work of 9 km length has already been completed and the remaining work of 3.25 km is likely to be completed by FY-2019-20.
(c) : After enactment of the Electricity Act 2003, electricity generation is a delicensed activity and any generating company can setup a thermal power project taking into consideration issues like viability, availability of fuel etc. As such Techno- Economic clearance of Central Electricity Authority (CEA) is not required for setting up of thermal power projects and proposals for thermal power projects are not being received in CEA.
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