Chhattisgarh to get 2,000 MW power from NTPC project
November 26th, 2010 - 12:20 am ICT by IANSRaipur, Nov 25 (IANS) Chhattisgarh signed a power purchase agreement Thursday with India’s largest power producer, the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC), to get 50 percent power from its upcoming 4,000 MW coal-fired power plant.
Chhattisgarh will get 2,000 MW at Rs.2.59 per unit from NTPC’s coal-fired project that will come up at Lara village in the state’s northern coal-abundant Raigarh district.
Subodh Kumar Singh, managing director of the Chhattisgarh State Electricity Distribution Company signed on the power purchase agreement here on behalf of the state government in the presence of Chief Minister Raman Singh while M.K.V Rama Rao, NTPC’s executive director (commercial), signed for his company.
NTPC had signed memorandum of understandings with the Chhattisgarh government in July 2009 for setting up five units each of 800 MW with ultra super critical technology. The Central government has already allocated coal mine for the project that is scheduled to begin power generation in 12th fifth year plan.
- Visa Power faces court case for illegal construction - Sep 08, 2011
- NTPC adds 500 MW unit in Chhattisgarh - Nov 26, 2010
- NTPC signs power purchase agreement for two plants - Nov 28, 2010
- NTPC to set up 4,000 MW power plant in Chhattisgarh - Jul 11, 2009
- NTPC to set up 2,640 MW coal-based power project in Punjab - Oct 08, 2010
- Orissa's Gridco to buy power from NTPC - Apr 26, 2011
- GMR Energy faces court case over Chhattisgarh project - Sep 08, 2011
- Chhattisgarh to add 1,500 MW power by 2012 - Nov 22, 2011
- Chhattisgarh to sign MOU with Railways for new project - Feb 17, 2012
- NTPC to set up 4,000 MW power plant in Chhattisgarh - Jul 12, 2009
- Power producer starts first supercritical tech unit - Feb 24, 2011
- NTPC to set up wind power project in Karnataka - Jun 30, 2011
- 59 MoUs for power plants in Chhattisgarh - Apr 03, 2012
- Chhattisgarh signs pact for rail corridors (Lead) - Feb 17, 2012
- Chhattisgarh to add 50,000 MW thermal power - Oct 05, 2009
Tags: central government, chhattisgarh government, chief minister, coal fired power, coal fired power plant, coal mine, critical technology, director commercial, electricity distribution company, managing director, memorandum, ntpc, power generation, power producer, power purchase agreement, rama rao, raman singh, rs 2, state government, understandings