The Central-sector generating company, NTPC , is going to invest Rs 55,000 crore in Orissa. The company is planning to set up two mega projects and ramp up the capacity of an existing plant with a total capacity of 9,320 mw.
? We are working on setting up a 4800 mw (8X800 mw) project at Darlipali in Sundergarh district and a 3200 mw ( 4X800 mw project at Gajamara in Dhenkanal district of Orissa,? said NTPC?s regional executive director (East II & North), IB Pandey. Besides, he added, NTPC is going to expand the capacity of the existing 460 mw Talcher Thermal Power Station (TTPS)at Talcher in Angul district by 1320 mw ( 2 X 660 mw).
The ED said the Gajamara project has received the land clearange for 2900 acres and the water linkage from the state government. The land acquisition process for the Darlipali unit is going to start soon, he added. The Darlipali project will source coal from Dulanga coal block in Sundergarh district allotted to NTPC.
Pandey said NTPC would participate in the bids for Bedabhal Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Orissa. The union ministry of power is going to invite Request for Qualification (RFQ) for the 4000 mw Bedabhal project once the land acquisition process is over. Bedabahal is one of the first six UMPP projects of the government of India.
Speaking about the performances of the NTPC plants in Orissa, the ED said the 3000 mw (6×500 MW) Talcher Super Thermal Power Station at Kaniha in Angul district and the TTPS have generated 27420.69 million units achieving an average 90.47 plant load factor (PLF) during 2009-10. According to him, NTPC has realized Rs 2032.73 crore, which is 100% of the total billings, in the region during 2009-10.