(a) whether the Union Government has received any proposal from Government of
Punjab regarding setting up of Super Thermal Power Plant/Central Sector Plant in the
State;
(b) if so, the details thereof and the present status thereof; and
(c) the time by which it is likely to be commissioned?
THE MINISTER OF POWER ( SHRI SUSHILKUMAR SHINDE )
(a) : No, Sir. However, the possibility of setting up of a coal based power plant in Punjab State was examined by National Thermal Power Corporation and it emerged
that it is not viable to set up a coal based power project there.
(b) & (c) : Do not arise.