Plan to set up power plant in Greater Noida

The state government has accorded its in-principle approval to the project,provided the plant feeds the entire energy requirement of industries in Noida,Greater Noida and areas around the Yamuna Expressway.

The DMICDC has agreed to share 50 per cent of the total power generated with UP and the rest will be sold through the open access regime.

In its proposal to UP,the DMICDC has indicated that the proposed gas-based plant is situated close to the existing Hajira-Bijapur-Jagdishpur (HBJ) gas pipeline and the under-construction Dadri-Bawana-Nangal gas pipeline.

“The state government has already granted in-principle approval to the project,but we have suggested the DMICDC to use coal as fuel instead of gas to check cost. We are awaiting the DMICDC’s response to our suggestion,” said S K Agarwal,director finance,UPPCL.

The Uttar Pradesh Power Corporation Ltd (UPPCL) had earlier this week placed the proposal before the Energy Task Force (ETF) headed by

UP Chief Secretary Atul Gupta. The decision has,however,been deferred and DMICDC has been asked to consider the change of fuel from gas to coal.

The DMICDC has already conducted a pre-feasibility report of the plant site. The report has been accepted by the UP government.

The report says,“Nearly 560 acres owned by the Cane Cooperative Society,Jhangirpur,is available. The land is well connected with road and rail network. The water requirement of the plant,estimated to be 22 cusecs,can also be obtained from the Upper Ganges canal flowing 4 km from the plant site.”

The DMICDC need only 250 acres for the power plant and has requested the UP government to transfer the said land on a long term lease.