West Bengal's power generator is tweaking layout plans for two of its under-construction units to accommodate another plant at the same site following the Mamata Banerjee government's reluctance to buy fresh land for projects.
"Given the rate at which power demand is rising in West Bengal, the state needs to add additional units. With land acquisition an issue, we will try to accommodate as much as we can on our existing land," said a state power ministry official.
Accordingly, the management of state-owned West Bengal Power Development Corporation has asked Bhel, which is installing the units, to plan for another 500-MW unit at the same location.
The corporation is setting up two 500MW units at Sagardighi in Murshidabad district. It gave Bhel the contract for setting up the twin units, which are expected to start commercial generation by early 2014. Another state power department official said, "We wanted to make optimal use of the land.
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Friday, July 15, 2011
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