The Coal Ministry on Wednesday sanctioned coal linkages to public and private companies for generation of 17,910 MW electricity, taking the total approval to more than the capacity addition target in power sector during the 11th five-year plan.
"My Ministry has taken advance action so that public and private power companies can endeavour to meet the generation targets during the current plan," Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao told the media.
The government aims at adding fresh thermal power generation capacity of 52,909 MW during 2007-12. With the latest Letter of Assurances (LoA) sanctioned today, a total of 62,282 MW capacity has been assured fuel provision.
"Besides ensuring supply through linkages to coal PSUs, a large number of coal blocks have also been alloted to power plants for captive mining. Coal PSUs are committed to supply about 275 million tons of their produce under linkages to various power utilities," he said.
The latest allocations include 5,610 MW power projects in Uttar Pradesh, 3,000 MW in Punjab, 2,220 MW in Chhattisgarh, 2,010 MW in Orissa, 1,370 MW in Andhra Pradesh, 1,320 MW in Haryana, 2,240 MW in West Bengal, 5,00 MW in Karnataka and 300 MW in Himachal Pradesh.
Those thermal projects given LoA include Uttar Pradesh- based Bara Thermal Power Station (TPS) of 1,980 MW, 1,320 MW-Karchana TPS, Anpara D TPS and Kobra TPS of 500 MW each and Rihand Super TPS of 500 MW of NTPC.
Via: India Economic Times
"My Ministry has taken advance action so that public and private power companies can endeavour to meet the generation targets during the current plan," Minister of State for Coal Dasari Narayana Rao told the media.
The government aims at adding fresh thermal power generation capacity of 52,909 MW during 2007-12. With the latest Letter of Assurances (LoA) sanctioned today, a total of 62,282 MW capacity has been assured fuel provision.
"Besides ensuring supply through linkages to coal PSUs, a large number of coal blocks have also been alloted to power plants for captive mining. Coal PSUs are committed to supply about 275 million tons of their produce under linkages to various power utilities," he said.
The latest allocations include 5,610 MW power projects in Uttar Pradesh, 3,000 MW in Punjab, 2,220 MW in Chhattisgarh, 2,010 MW in Orissa, 1,370 MW in Andhra Pradesh, 1,320 MW in Haryana, 2,240 MW in West Bengal, 5,00 MW in Karnataka and 300 MW in Himachal Pradesh.
Those thermal projects given LoA include Uttar Pradesh- based Bara Thermal Power Station (TPS) of 1,980 MW, 1,320 MW-Karchana TPS, Anpara D TPS and Kobra TPS of 500 MW each and Rihand Super TPS of 500 MW of NTPC.
Via: India Economic Times
