Power from Dadri project by 2009

Reliance earmarks Rs 20 crore to check pollution
Vishal Sharma
New Delhi/ Agra. The 5,600 Mw Dadri power generation project will begin by 2009. It is expected to reduce power shortage in Uttar Pradesh substantially, while also benefiting the neighbouring states of Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, and Rajasthan. The company will be spending Rs 20 crore on environmental conservation work on the project site.

According to Reliance Energy Generation Ltd (REGL) sources, as soon as the work is completed in the Dhirubhai Ambani Energy City at Dadri near Ghaziabad by 2009, the state shall begin getting electricity.

They said 2100 acres out of 2176 acres land required for the project had been transferred to the REGL with the land records mutated in favour of the company.

The project had already received mandatory clearances from the Central and UP government authorities, including the civil aviation department and the ministry of environment.

The REGL had even completed the first cut of the load forecast studies for north India and comfort letters for power take-off had been received from UP, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab and Haryana.

The continuous availability of gas being the prerequisite for the operation of this power project, discussions for supply of gas by sourcing it from RIL’s Krishna–Godavari gas field were in advanced stages and a leading bank of the country had even completed its appraisal of the project for debt financing.

Probably the most noticeable addition to this project site in recent time shall be the expenditure of Rs 20 crore by the REGL in taking environmental protection measures to prevent environmental pollution, however minuscule, from the operation of this gas-based power generation project.

According to the sources, the basic pre-construction engineering work had already been completed and the Power Grid Corporation of India had begun carrying out a detailed study for transmission system requirements at the project for transmission of power through Open Access.

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