Power min blames Bhel for delay in capacity addition

Power and heavy industries ministries have once again locked horns over the delays in implementing the government’s capacity addition programme. While the power ministry has put the blame squarely on Bhel for delaying equipment supplies, creating problems in commissioning projects, heavy industries ministry, which exercises control over the PSU, has washed its hand of over the allegations. The latter also suggested that power projects are delayed due to other reasons.
In a letter to heavy industries secretary S Sundereshan, power secretary P Uma Shankar has said that a few gas and coal-based based power projects, scheduled for commissioning in the final years of the 11th Plan, have overshot the targets by several months as milestones committed by Bhel during the secretary level review meetings have not been achieved. He has also expressed fear that the delay could seriously impact capacity addition programme.

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