Question : SETTING UP OF POWER PROJECTS IN MAHARASHTRA



(a) whether the Government propose to set up a power station at Vidarbha in Maharashtra;

(b) if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the time by which this work is likely to be completed?

Answer given by the minister

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

(a) to (c) : A site near Mouda in Nagpur district of Maharashtra has been, prima- facie, identified by NTPC for a 1000 MW (2x500 MW) thermal power project for conducting a pre-feasibility study. Coal supply to the project is envisaged from Western Collieries Ltd./Coal India Ltd.