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Work apace on Dadri project

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NEW DELHI: Asserting that work on the 980 MW National Thermal Power Corporation’s Dadri thermal power project in Uttar Pradesh was going on at a brisk pace, Minister of State for Power, Jairam Ramesh, on Sunday said that the first phase of the project would become operational in September 2009 and the next phase by January 2010, much before the commencement of the 2010 Commonwealth Games in the Capital.

Stating that implementation work of the project was being monitored regularly, Mr. Ramesh said the 2x490 MW coal-based power generating units would provide massive power boost to Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. “This project is part of the special initiative to put in place proper infrastructure in order to ensure hosting of hassle-free Commonwealth Games,” he added.

Under the agreement, 90 per cent of the power generated from the project would be dedicated to Delhi and the balance would go to Uttar Pradesh.BHEL is the supplier of boilers and turbine generators for the project. Mr. Jairam Ramesh complimented the authorities for establishing the Ash Utilisation Technology Park.

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