(a) whether any scheme has been formulated by the Government regarding
electrification of areas adjacent to the power projects of National Thermal
Power Corporation Limited (NTPC);
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) the time by which the adjacent areas of NTPC power projects are likely
to be electrified?
THE MINISTER OF STATE (INDEPENDENT CHARGE) OF THE MINISTRY OF POWER
( SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA )
(a) : Government of India introduced on 27.04.2010, a scheme for
provision of supply of electricity in 5 KM area around Central Power Plants
including National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC), which has been
withdrawn w.e.f. 25.03.2013.
(b) & (c) : As per the Scheme, NTPC had awarded the work of its stations,
namely Kahalgaon (Bihar), Talchar Super and Talcher Thermal (Odisha),
Unchahar, Tanda, Singrauli and Rihand (Uttar Pradesh) and Vindhyachal
(Madhya Pradesh) where the work is in progress and the projects are
scheduled to be completed by March, 2014.