Question : DEVELOPMENT OF MEGA POWER PROJECTS



(a) the details of the mega power projects enlisted by a technical group in 1998-99;

(b) the present status of each of the projects;

(c) the names of the projects being developed in the public sector and their present status; and

(d) the names of the gas-import-terminals proposed to be set up in the public sector as well as private sector with their present status, alongwith their location and their capacity?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER ( SHRIMATI JAYAWANTI MEHTA )

(a) to (c) : Details of the mega power projects as per the revised mega power policy of the Government of India of November, 1998, indicating their executing agency, installed capacity and the present status are given in Annexure-I.

(d) : Details of the initiatives for import of liquified natural gas in the country indicating their location and capacity are given in Anneuxre-II.