Govt starts rigorous monitoring of power projects

The government has started rigorous monitoring of the ongoing power generation projects to meet the 11th-plan target of creating over 78,500 Mw additional capacity.

Measures such as rigorous monitoring of capacity addition, development of transmission network and ensuring availability of funds for the ongoing projects have been taken to help developers achieve targets, Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde informed Rajya Sabha in a written reply.

Ministry of Power is ensuring addition of new inter-regional transmission capacities through development of National Grid to commensurate with the capacity addition target, he said.

The government has created a Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) for expediting land acquisition, water availability, coal block allotment and environment clearance for the development of Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP).

"We are coordinating with various agencies to ensure fuel linkages and other statutory clearances for the upcoming projects," he added.

Replying to another query, the minister said the tariff for the projects which are yet to start commercial operation would be decided by the appropriate Electricity Regulatory Commission when the units are declared to be under commercial operation.