(a) the names of the Mega Power Projects being set up on imported coal;
(b) the details of the projects;
(c) the estimated cost of each project;
(d) the time by which these are likely to be completed; and
(e) the agencies through which this work is being done?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )
(a) & (b) : Of the 19 projects identified as mega power projects under the revised
mega power policy of the Government of India, the Pipavav Mega Power Project (2000
MW) in Gujarat is proposed to be based on either imported coal or Liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG). The Krishnapatnam Thermal Power Project (1500 MW) in Andhra Pradesh and
the Cuddalore Thermal Power Project (1000 MW) in Tamil Nadu are proposed to be
based on a blend of domestic and imported coal.
(c) to (e) : The estimated cost and the commissioning schedule of the Pipavav Mega
Power Project and the Krishnapatnam Thermal Power Project will be known only after
the developers of these projects are selected on the basis of tariff based bids through
international competitive bidding (ICB) process. The proposal to implement the
Cuddalore Thermal Power Project has been subsequently dropped in view of the
difficulties encountered in availability of land and readiness of the Cuddalore port.