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UP fast-tracks Power Projects totalling 5,280 MW

Uttar Pradesh government has put on fast-track proposed coal-fired energy projects totalling 5,280 Mw to tide over the persistent power crisis. These projects include Bara (1,980 Mw), Meja (1,320 Mw) and Ghatampur (1,980 Mw) thermal power projects scheduled for commissioning during 2014-15, 2015-16 and 2017-18 respectively. State chief secretary Jawed Usmani today directed officials to iron out irritants in the way of these projects, so that they meet timelines.

The Akhilesh Yadav government is targetting augmenting power generation capacity by over 12,000 Mw with the help of private and state sector projects by 2017.

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Name of project

Capacity (Mw)

Commissioning

1

Anpara D

1,000

2014-15

2

Srinagar Jal Vidyut Pariyojna

330

2014-15

3

Bara thermal project

1,980

2014-15

4

Lalitpur thermal project

1,980

2015-16

5

Central sector

1,000

2013-17

6

Case I bidding

6,000

2016-17

Total

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12,290

  

This seems tall order in prevailing situation, when most projects have failed to make any significant strides. Besides, there is lingering problem of getting coal linkages for the proposed projects.

During Mayawati regime, the government had signed memorandum of understanding (MoUs) for setting up power projects totalling 10,500 Mw in private sector. However, these companies could not secure coal linkage. The successive Akhilesh regime on 07.06.2012 granted 18 months to these companies to secure the coal linkage. Recently, these companies were again provided time for the same.

These nine projects included, (1) 1,320 Mw Bhognipur-I, (2) 1,320 Mw Bhognipur-II, (3) 1,980 Mw Lalitpur, (4) 600 Mw Murka, (5) 1,980 Mw Lalitpur, (6) 250 Mw Barabanki, (7) 250 Mw Auraiya, (8) 1,320 Mw Sandila and (9) 1,320 Mw Mirzapur.

With such ambitious goals, the government is aiming to provide 24 hour and 16 hour electricity supply in urban and rural areas respectively by 2016-17, when UP would witness assembly poll.

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