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Punjab to soon herald private power regime

Em News Bureau ,  Thursday, October 18, 2012, 18:21 Hrs  [IST]

Punjab is expected to see its first private sector power project getting operational early next year. The northern state so far relied on state government-owned projects and the state's share from Centrally-owned power plants. The presence of private sector is currently limited to a few plants based on renewable energy sources.

According to reliable information, the first unit of the 3x660-mw Talwandi Saboo project is slated to begin commercial operations in April 2013. The official inauguration is expected to be held on April 13, 2013, to coincide with the auspicious "Baisakhi" day. The 1,980-mw plant using supercritical technology is being developed by the Vedanta Resources (Sterlite) Group under tariff-based competitive bidding.

Meanwhile, the 2x270-mw Goindwal Sahib thermal power project being developed by the GVK Group is scheduled to commission by May next year. This is Punjab's first project to be developed on IPP basis and was awarded way back in May 1998. The coal-fired project will sell power to Punjab State Electricity Board under a 25-year power purchase agreement. Coal will be sourced from GVK Group's Tokisud and Seregarha captive mines in Jharkhand.

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UPCOMING PRIVATE POWER PROJECTS IN PUNJAB
SPV Project District Developer Capacity
Nabha Power Ltd Rajpura Patiala L&T 2x700-mw
GVK Power Goindwal Sahib Ltd* Goindwal Sahib Taran Taran GVK Group 2x270-mw
Talwandi Sabo Power Ltd Talwandi Sabo Mansa Vedanta 3x660-mw
*IPP; others are through tariff-based bidding route

Towards the end of 2013, the 2x700- mw Rajpura supercritical power plant is also expected to begin commercial operations. Being developed by Larsen & Toubro, this project won on tariff based bidding, represents L&T's foray in commercial power generation.

To expedite power evacuation, Power Grid Corporation of India is building a series of 400kV lines to connect the Talwandi Sabo plant to Nakodar, Muktsar, Mastewal and Bala Chak.

As of August 31, 2012, Punjab had installed power generation capacity of 7,143 mw. Punjab State Power Generation Company, accounted for 72 per cent of this capacity while the state's share in Central government projects stood at 26 per cent. The remaining came from grid-connected renewable energy plants in the private sector.
 
                 
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