thermal power development - Infraline

Central electricity authority Annual Report 2009-10
In pursuance of PIB meeting, a Committee
was set up by MoP on 23.4.2008 which submitted
its report with the following recommendations:
(a) Considering remoteness of the place,
present infrastructure, future development to be
undertaken, etc. compression of construction
period is not feasible.
(b) Keeping in view the location of the project
(border State), stipulated conditions being
imposed by foreign funding agencies and the
national security concern, external funding is not
taken into consideration.
(c) There is energy generation loss of about 880
MU due to flood moderation. The cost of flood
moderation should be borne by MoWR.
(d) Rate of interest on loan to be considered as
11% instead of 11.5%. Exemptions on Excise
Duty and Custom Duty as applicable to Mega
Projects to be considered. The cost of project
was recommended as Rs.14892.04 crores as
against Rs.15886.39 crores (without external
roads) as cleared by CEA. In the report, the cost
apportioned to flood moderation component was
taken as Rs.1107 cores.
MoWR vide their letter dated 28 th August,
2008 forwarded their recommendation on cost
of flood moderation component for Dibang
MPP as Rs.1074 crores. NHPC on 22.9.2008
intimated that the total cost of the project at
November, 2007 price level considering grant of
Rs.1074 crores for flood moderation works out
to Rs.14905.21 crores including IDC and FC of
Rs.1916.43 crores.
The Environment & Forest Clearances are
yet to be accorded.
Earlier, as per EIA Notification, 1994,
EIA/EMP reports were prepared and public
hearing for Lower Dibang Valley District was
conducted on 29.01.2008. Public Hearing for
Dibang Valley District could not be conducted
due to public agitation. In the meantime,
extended period for submitting the proposal
for Environmental Clearance under EIA
Notification, 1994 expired on 13.09.2008 and
the proposal needed clearance under new EIA
Notification, 2006.
Terms of Reference (ToR) for preconstruction
activities and EIA/EMP studies
as per new notification were approved on
17.08.2009. Additional studies of EIA/EMP
reports as per ToR were awarded on 18.11.09.
The Fresh hearing in both districts needs to be
conducted.
Forest land involved is 5056.5 ha and
proposal was submitted to the Conservator
of Forests (Cons) & Nodal Officer (FC) on
16.01.2006. Degraded forest land required for
compensatory afforestation i.e 10113 ha has been
identified and that proposal has been submitted to
Conservator of Forests, Tezu by respective forest
divisions. The State Govt. has not yet submitted
the proposal to MoEF, Govt. of India.
11.5 Identification of Candidate Hydro
Projects for 12 th Plan
Action has been initiated to take up candidate
H.E. projects for survey and investigation/ DPR
preparation and other construction activities
well in advance so as to achieve the ambitious
programme of capacity addition in the coming
Plans. To meet the requirement of additional
capacity during the 12 th Plan (2012-17), a shelf
of 87 candidate hydro projects having aggregate
capacity of 20,334 MW has been prepared which
included 21 schemes with aggregate capacity
of 8,019 MW in N.E. region. Considering the
present preparedness and anticipated difficulties
in execution, the benefits from the shelf of 21
candidate projects in North-eastern Region has
been revised to a capacity of about 6,519 MW. A
list of Candidate Hydro Projects in North-eastern
Region for benefits during 12 th Plan is given at
Annexure-11B.
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