Lok Sabha Question No. 309 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-08
Subject: NTPC Plants
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Jagdambika Pal

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.309 ANSWERED ON 08.12.2022

## NTPC PLANTS

309.   SHRI JAGDAMBIKA PAL

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) the  number  of  NTPC  plants  that  are  under  construction/upgradation  across  the country;

(b) the projects that are ongoing or would be setup in the State of Uttar Pradesh along with their capacity and amount sanctioned for each project;

(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) whether the Government is also considering to upgrade the capacity of existing NTPC plants; and

(e) if so, the details thereof and if not, the reasons therefor?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF POWER AND NEW & RENEWABLE ENERGY

(SHRI R.K. SINGH)

(a) : At present there are 29 power projects of NTPC under construction totalling 14799 MW. The details of the same are given in Annexure.

(b) : Rihand Solar Project of 20 MW capacity is under construction in the state of Uttar Pradesh, for which approved cost is around Rs. 99.00 Cr.

(c) : The required land for the Rihand solar project in the state of Uttar Pradesh has already been acquired.  The required land for construction of plants is requisitioned by  NTPC  with  the  concerned  State  Govt./  District  Administration  and  acquired  by  the respective  State  Govt.  /  District  Administration  under  the  extant  Land  Acquisition  Act (LA Act). The land compensation is decided by the State Government/District Administration as per the provisions of the extant LA Act.

(d) & (e) : As far as  NTPC  projects  in Uttar  Pradesh  are  concerned,  capacity expansion has been proposed at Singrauli STPP(2X800 MW) and Meja STPP (2x660 MW).

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## ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 309 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 08.12.2022

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## Details of under construction plants of NTPC

| Sl. No                             | Project                         | Capacity (MW)   | Source      |
|------------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------|-------------|
| 1                                  | Rihand                          | 20              | Solar       |
| 2                                  | CPSU: Devikot-I                 | 150             | Solar       |
| 3                                  | CPSU: Sambhu Ki Bhurj-II        | 150             | Solar       |
| 4                                  | CPSU: Nokhra                    | 300             | Solar       |
| 5                                  | CPSU:Ettayapuram                | 230             | Solar       |
| 6 CPSU:                            | Devikot-II                      | 90              | Solar       |
| 7 CPSU:                            | Gandhar                         | 10              | Solar       |
| 8                                  | Anta                            | 90              | Solar       |
| 9                                  | Solapur                         | 23              | Solar       |
| 10                                 | Nokh                            | 735             | Solar       |
| 11                                 | Bhensada,                       | 320             | Solar       |
| 12                                 | Chhatargarh                     | 150             | Solar       |
| 13                                 | Amreshwar                       | 200             | Solar       |
| 14 Limbdi (60), Mesanka (60), (30) | Radhanpur                       | 150             | Solar       |
| 15 Dayapar-I                       |                                 | 150             | Wind        |
| Bhadla Land and                    | EHV Tr.                         | 500             | Solar       |
| 16 17                              | Shajapur                        | 325             | Solar       |
| 18                                 | Dayapar-II                      | 200             | Wind        |
| 19                                 | SECI Hybrid IV                  | 300             | Solar       |
| 20                                 | CPSU- Khavda                    | 1255            | Solar       |
| 21                                 | Barh-I STPP (3X660 MW)*         | 1320            | Thermal     |
| 22                                 | North Karanpura STPP (3X660 MW) | 1980            | Thermal     |
| 23                                 | Telangana STPP (2X800 MW)       | 1600            | Thermal     |
| 24 Talcher Thermal Power           | Plant (2X660MW)                 | 1320            | Thermal     |
| 25                                 | TapovanVishnugad HEP (4X130 MW) | 520             | Hydro       |
| 26                                 | LataTapovan HEP (3X57 MW)#      | 171             | Hydro       |
| 27 Rammam                          | HEP (3X40 MW)                   | 120             | Hydro       |
| 28                                 | Patratu STPP (3X800 MW)         | 2400            | Thermal     |
| 29                                 | NSPCL Durgapur                  | 20              | Thermal     |
| Total 14799                        | Total 14799                     | Total 14799     | Total 14799 |

#The project work activities are suspended in compliance with order of the Hon'ble Supreme Court dated 07.05.2014.

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