STATE POWER MINISTERS CONFERENCE
The centre has impressed
upon the states that they should take up the work on all feasible
Tenth Plan power projects within next few months and in any case
within the financial year so that the Tenth Plan targets could
be met.
A capacity addition
target of 41,110 MW projects (25417 MW-Thermal, 14393 MW-Hydro
and 1300 MW-Nuclear) has been set for Tenth Plan. A capacity of
3276 MW has been added till 30th June, 2003. This comprises
2541 MW thermal and 735 MW hydro.
The Tenth Plan target
for capacity addition in the State Sector has been set as 11157
MW. Out of this, projects totaling 1418 MW have already been commissioned
and projects totaling 5076.69 MW are under execution. Remaining
projects are under award/investment decision. In the Power Ministers'
Conference, various States committed to start work on all the
remaining power projects within 2003-04 to ensure completion of
these projects by the end of Tenth Plan.
The centre is rendering
assistance to states in obtaining earlier clearance/inputs, resolving
major bottlenecks. Power Finance Corporation (PFC) and Rural Electrification
Corporation have mobilised themselves to see that execution of
a good project is not hampered due to lack of funds.
This information
was given by Smt. Jayawanti Mehta, Minister of State for Power
in a written reply to a question by Shri Iqbal Ahmed Saradgi in
Lok Sabha today.
