Lok Sabha Question No. 2006 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2020-09-22
Subject: Status of NTPC Plant in Uttar Pradesh
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Ashok Kumar Rawat

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2006 TO BE ANSWERED ON 22.09.2020

## STATUS OF NTPC PLANT IN UTTAR PRADESH

†2006. SHRI ASHOK KUMAR RAWAT:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  details  of  the  proposed  locations  at  which  plants  of  National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC)Limited are to be set up in Uttar Pradesh, district-wise; (b) the status of construction of the plants alongwith the expenditure to be incurred thereon; (c) whether  arrangements  of  land  for  the  construction  of  plants  have been made and if so, the rate at which the farmers have been compensated; (d) the time by which the construction work of the said plants is likely to be completed; (e) the quantum of power to be generated from these plants, plant-wise; (f) whether any provision has been made to supply power at cheaper rates to the affected villagers of the area and if so, the details thereof; and the steps taken by the Government to provide employment to each member of the affected farmers whose land has been acquired to set up

## A N S W E R

THE  MINISTER  OF  STATE  (INDEPENDENT  CHARGE)  FOR  POWER,  NEW  & RENEWABLE ENERGY AND THE MINISTER OF STATE FOR SKILL DEVELOPMENT &

ENTREPRENEURSHIP ( SHRI  R.K. SINGH) (a)  &  (b)  :  NTPC  Limited  projects which are under construction in Uttar

- Pradesh are as follows:
- (g) these plants?

|   S. No. | Project                | District          | Investment Approval Cost (Rs. Crore)   |
|----------|------------------------|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|        1 | Tanda-II- 2x660 (Coal) | MW Ambedkar Nagar | 9188.98*                               |

……….2.

|   2. | Bilhaur-I-140 MW (Solar)     | Kanpur Nagar   | 635.55   |
|------|------------------------------|----------------|----------|
|    3 | Bilhaur-II-85 MW (Solar)     | Kanpur Nagar   | 442.58   |
|    4 | Auraiya Ground Solar-20 MW   | Auraiya        | 92.06    |
|    5 | Auraiya Floating Solar-20 MW | Auraiya        | 100.30   |
|    6 | Rihand Solar-20 MW           | Sonbhadra      | 98.75    |
|    7 | Meja(JV)# -2x 660 MW (Coal)  | Allahabad      | 9751.00* |

*including unit-1 which is already commissioned.

#Joint Venture (JV) with Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL)

- (c) : (i)  The land for Meja, Tanda-II and Bilhaur-I&II projects, have already been acquired by the State Government.
- (ii) Auraiya (Ground & Floating) Solar and Rihand Solar Projects are planned on  existing  land  which  was  acquired  for  Auraiya  Gas  and  Rihand  (coal based) Power Project. No new land has been acquired.

(iii) The rate of land compensation is decided by the State Government as per the provisions of the extant Land Acquisition Act. The amount of land compensation, as decided by the State Government, has been paid by NTPC to the District Administration for further disbursement to the farmers.

(d) & (e) :

|   Sl. No. | Project                        | Anticipated Project Commissioning Schedule   |
|-----------|--------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|         1 | Tanda-II (660 MW, Unit 2)      | 2020-21                                      |
|         2 | Bilhaur-I Solar (140 MW)       | 2020-21                                      |
|         3 | Bilhaur-II Solar (85 MW)       | 2021-22                                      |
|         4 | Auraiya Ground Solar (20 MW)   | 2020-21                                      |
|         5 | Auraiya Floating Solar (20 MW) | 2021-22                                      |
|         6 | Rihand Solar (20 MW)           | 2021-22                                      |
|         7 | Meja(JV) (660 MW, Unit 2)      | 2020-21                                      |

(f) & (g) : The power from the project, is supplied to the consumers at the tariff rates decided by the Appropriate Regulatory Commission. Since NTPC Limited  has  state  of  the  art  technology  in  its  plants  which  are  mostly automated, direct job opportunities in NTPC are limited. However, NTPC gives preference to the project affected persons in providing employment, subject to the availability of vacancies and their suitability.

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