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to be commissioned in 11 th Plan. The status
of implementation of UMPP projects already
awarded is shown in Annexure-6A.
In addition to nine UMPPs originally
identified, request has come from some of the
State Governments for installation of additional
UMPPs in their States. These are given below:
i) Two Additional UMPPs of 4000 MW each
in Orissa
ii) Second UMPP in Gujarat- 4000 MW
iii) Second UMPP in Andhra Pradesh- 4000
MW
In regard to four UMPPs in Chhattisgarh,
Orissa, Tamil Nadu and Second UMPP of
Andhra Pradesh, the sites have been finalized
and the site related studies have been taken up
by the consultants appointed by M/s Power
Finance Consultancy Corporation Ltd. The
bidding process for selection of developer for
Chhaattisgarh UMPP has been initiated with the
issue of Request for Qualification document on
15.3.2010. The bidding process for remaining
three UMPPs is expected to start in 2010. The
sites for UMPPs in Maharashtra and Karnataka
are yet to be finalized. The sites in Gujarat
and Orissa for additional UMPPs are under
investigation.
Govt. of Andhra Pradesh have vide letter
dated 12.3.2010 recommended 3 rd UMPP in
Andhra Pradesh at Kakinada. CEA has requested
the State Govt. to furnish the details of the site
which is awaited.
Five coastal sites offered by Govt. of
Orissa for additional UMPPs were visited by
CEA/PFC team. CEA has requested Govt. of
Orissa for arranging a meeting at Bhubneshwar
to finalise the site. Another site in Balangir Distt.
of Orissa has been visited by CEA/PFC team on
19.4.2010. Orissa Govt. has been requested to
furnish certain details regarding land availability,
water availability & other details. The same are
awaited.
6.3 Private Sector Participation
With the enactment of Electricity Act,
2003, a whole new system was evolved where
private players were invited to be an active
participant in the Power Sector. The Electricity
Act, 2003 has created a legal framework for
development of electricity supply industry through
liberalized generation, market development and
providing non-discriminatory open access to the
generators and consumers. In order to achieve
these objectives, the Government has issued
National Electricity Policy and Tariff Policy. For
the purpose of facilitating procurement of power
through competitive bidding, the Government
has issued guidelines for tariff based competitive
bidding. The Standard Bid Documents for
procurement of power under long-term and
medium-term Power Purchase Agreements have
been notified for Case-I and Case-II bidding.
Many States have invited bids for development
of thermal power projects through tariff based
competitive bidding Case-II. Details of such
Case-II tariff based competitive bidding
projects totaling to 31,580 MW are shown in
Annexure-6B. The Government has also set up
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) under PFC for
collective procurement of power on behalf of the
distribution utilities by inviting tariff based bids
for supplying power from Ultra Mega Power
Projects. Procurement of power through tariff
based competitive bidding does not require any
upfront capital investment by the Government
and the responsibility of mobilizing financial
and technical resources for operating generating
facilities vests with the project developer/
independent power producer.
The Private Sector has responded
enthusiastically to the opening up of the power
market and a substantial amount of generating
capacity is coming up through IPPs in coal, lignite,
gas and hydro power projects. The Government
is committed to carry this process forward. It is
for the first time in history of Power Sector in
India that Private Sector is showing keen interest
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