(a) the progress made so far to complete the Maithan Right Bank Thermal Power
Project a joint venture of BSES and DVC;
(b) the details and reasons for non-completion of the project within the prescribed
time;
(c) the efforts made so far to remove those reasons;
(d) whether the coal mines of the Bharat Coking Coal Limited will be able to cater to
the requirement of coal for this project;
(e) if so, the details thereof; and
(f) if not, the reasons therefor?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) to (c) : Various inputs/clearances except environmental clearance, acquisition of
land, required for obtaining Techno-Economic Clearance of Central Electricity Authority
have been obtained for the Maithon Right Bank Thermal Power Project. The project
developers are pursuing with the concerned authorities for obtaining the pending
clearances/inputs so that the project could be taken up for execution at the earliest.
(d) to (f) : Bharat Coking Coal Limited (BCCL) have informed that coal blocks
identified for the project were no longer available. The alternative source for supply of
coal is to be identified by Coal India Limited.