December 02, 2008

Update on ultra mega power plants in India

Union ministry of power had launched an initiative for the development of coal based ultra mega power projects, each of about 4000MW capacity, to be developed on a build, own and operate basis and the project developer is selected through a tariff based competitive bidding process.

The Central Electricity Authority in consultation with the states had identified the following 9 locations for these ultra mega power projects
1. Sasan in Madhya Pradesh
2. Mundra in Gujarat
3. Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh
4. Akaltara in Chhattisgarh
5. Tadri in Karnataka
6. Girye in Maharashtra
7. Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu
8. Sundergarh district in Orissa
9. Tilaiya in Jharkhand

But so far only TATA Power Limited has been selected as the project developers for Mundra ultra mega power project and Reliance Power Limited has been selected as the project developers for Sasan ultra mega power project. In addition, the bidding process has been initiated in respect of the ultra mega power projects at Krishnapatnam in Andhra Pradesh and Tilaiya in Jharkhand.

Union ministry of power has taken up with the concerned state governments to provide the requisite clearances and examine the feasibility of alternate sites for development of the ultra mega power projects in their respective states.