PERFORMANCE BUDGET 1998-99 - Ministry of Power

Unit Description Scheduled date of commissioning
GT I March 2000
GT II May 2000
ST I March 2001
The entire power generated by this project shall be supplied to Kerala State as per
power purchase agreement executed between NTPC and KSEB.
2.4 Faridabad Gas Power Project (400 MW)
The project which is being set up near Mujheri Village adjacent to Faridabad city in
Haryana, has been approved by Govt. of India on 8.7.1997 at the estimated cost of
Rs.1163.60 crore and will have three units comprising of two units of Gas turbines and
one unit of Steam turbine. Gas will be the primary fuel for which an agreement has
already been signed with GAIL on 29.12.95. The project shall be financed through
Japanese Yen loan from OECF, Japan routed through budget.
Award for main plant of this project for which OECF concurrence was received in
December 1997, has been awarded on 09.01.98.
The total land required for the project has been acquired. The site levelling work in
main plant area has already been completed. Balance site levelling work is progressing
as per schedule. Other infrastructural work are progressing as per schedule. The
scheduled commissioning of various units is as under:
Unit Description Scheduled date of commissioning
GT I January 2000
GT II March 2000
ST I January 2001
The entire power generated by this project will be supplied to Haryana State as per
power purchase agreement signed between NTPC and HSEB (Haryana State Electricity
Board).
2.5 Simhadri TPP (2x500 MW)
The project which has been approved by the Govt. of India on 8.7.1997 at an estimated
cost of Rs.3650.79 crore, is being set up near Pittavanipalam Village, Dist.
Vishakhapatnam in the State of Andhra Pradesh. The project comprising of two units
of 500 MW each shall be financed from OECF, Japan.
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