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It is anticipated that the government will be able to meet its eleventh Plan targets of adding
78,000 MW Capacity-more than the capacity addition achieved in the last three plan-despite slippages
In some of the projects. "We are on track to add 78,000 MW," Power Minister Mr.Sushil kumar
Shinde said. This will be done by taking into account the 5,000 MW Capacity that is being
Created as "Captive" Capacity.
According to the latest data from the power 56,000 MW capacity is already under construction
And orders for 12,250 MW would be placed by March 2008. In addition , there are the "best effort"
Projects of about 5,000 MW capacity which can be commissioned by 2012, the terminal year of the
Plan . Add the 5000 MW of captive capacity and the 78,000 MW milestone is easily crossed.
Incidentally, projects of combined capacity of about 5,000 MW have already been
Commissioned this year.
Despite the aggressive talk, power capacity addition has been slipping behind targets. Just
A third of the targeted capacity of about 10,000 MW was added in the April-october period.
The difference in 11th plan versus last few plans is the frantic activity which has started
The first year of the plan itself." Said the minister.
According to him, the amount of orders placed in the first year is an indicator of the actual
Target that would be achieved. In the Eleventh plan, orders of 56,000 MW have already been
Placed and more would be placed by March 2008, which would translate into actual capacity
Addition in the current plan.
Also the monitoring of the projects is being don almost on a weekly basis now.
The government has already awarded three UMPPS of 4000 MW each at Sasan in
Madhya Pradesh, Mundra in Gujarat and at Krishnaapathan in Andhra Pradesh, More UMPPs
Are in process in Orissa, Chhatisgarh, Tamil Nadu . The Government is also trying to
Finalize locations for UMPPs in Karnakata and Maharashtra.
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| Posted : 2/27/2008 |
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