Bhubaneswar, April 9 (Inditop.com) The Orissa government Friday signed agreements with five independent producers for five coal-fired power projects to generate 4,800 MW at an investment of Rs.23,203.52 crore, energy secretary P.K. Jena said.
The companies with which the state government signed the memoranda of understanding are BGR energy System Ltd (BESL), JR Powergen Pvt Ltd (JRPPL), Adhunik Power and Natural Resources (APNRL), Maadurga Thermal Power Company Ltd (MTPCL) and Vijay Ferro and Power Ltd (VFPPL).
“The state government will provide critical support in the shape of land, water, law and order to the promoters to set up their plants,” Jena told Inditop.
The plants are expected to be commissioned by 2016.
BESL has proposed to set up a 1,320 MW super critical thermal power project at Bhapur in Nayagarh district at an investment of Rs.6,287.93 crore.
JRPPL will set up power projects at Kukudabahal in Sambalpur district and Dhaurapali-Kishor Nagar in Angul district, investing Rs.7,988.93 crore. The plants would generate 1,980 MW of power.
APNRL intends to build a 1,320 MW plant at Birmaharajpur in Subarnapur district at an investment of Rs.8,079.74 crore.
MTPCL has plans to set up a 60 MW plant at Tangi in Cuttack district at an investment of Rs.296.95 crore.
VFPPL has proposed to set up a 120 MW project at Tarlakhamar in Kalahandi district at an investment of Rs.500 crore.
