Coal based thermal Power Projects
Out of the proposed XI Plan capacity addition of 78,577 MW, 52,905 MW is proposed to be coal based, of which projects totaling 1350 MW are envisaged to use imported coal.
The Ministry of Power has launched an initiative for the development of coal based Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) each of about 4000 MW capacity. Under the initiative, four pit-head sites and five sites at coastal locations have been identified by the Central Electricity Authority in consultation with the concerned States. The UMPP at Mundra in Gujarat is one of the coastal sites. The developers, that is, M/s. Tata Power Company Ltd. in respect of this project had been selected through a tariff based competitive bidding process, and the Special Purpose Vehicle i.e. Coastal Gujarat Power Limited (CGPL) which had been set up for the Project has also been transferred to the developer. CGPL has informed that the contracts have been entered into for supply of boiler and steam turbine generator packages. The Project is expected to give full benefits during the 12th Plan.
Shri Sushilkumar Shinde, Union Power Minister, gave this information in a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
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