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Four more UMPPs approved

Sushil Kumar Shinde

NEW DELHI: The Government on Thursday approved setting up of four additional Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) in Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat to meet the power shortages, “We have decided to put up four more UMPPs as these States had sent renewed requests to the government for the same,” Power Minister Sushilkumar Shinde said in a release issued by the Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India.

The Government had earlier approved nine UMPPs, of which three are under execution.

The Government further received requests from Chhattisgarh, Orissa, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu for UMPPs to meet the power shortages, thereby bringing the number of UMPPs to 13.

“So, in totality there would be 13 Ultra Mega Power Projects that would come up during the XI Plan as against nine already approved,” Mr. Shinde said.

The approval process for UMPPs would be effected shortly to ensure that the shortage of nearly 30,000 MW of power is addressed.

In view of the shortages of power equipment, the Government recently placed orders to various equipment manufacturers for putting up power projects of capacities totalling 73,000 MW.

Nearly 11,000 MW of capacities would be added through captive power plants in addition to the targeted capacity expansion of 78,577 MW in the XI Plan. Therefore, about 89,000 MW of electricity capacities would be added by the Year 2012, Mr. Shinde said. — PTI

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