Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar has approved 3 further 800-MW powerfulness procreation units for the state. Punjab Power Minister Harbhajan Singh ETO said this aft attending a league of powerfulness ministers from North India, which was organised by the Union Ministry of Power.
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Power ministers and officials from Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Chandigarh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh and Delhi took portion successful the league chaired by Khattar.
During the conference, the Punjab curate demanded an summation successful the existing powerfulness procreation capableness of the Ropar thermal powerfulness plant. He said portion the authorities had its ain ember mines, the Centre’s information to not transport ember beyond 1,000 kms was creating difficulties successful expanding the capableness of thermal plants.
Accepting the demand, the Union Power Minister instructed officials to widen the ember proscription bounds to much than 1,500 kms and approved the constitution of 2 further 800-MW powerfulness procreation units astatine the Ropar plant. An support was besides granted for mounting up a caller 800-MW portion successful Punjab. With this, the way has been cleared for mounting up 2,400-MW thermal plants successful the state.
Regarding the Union Government’s people to make 7,000 MW of star powerfulness successful the state, the Cabinet Minister said achieving the people was a challenging task considering the precocious outgo of land. However, the authorities authorities was making efforts to acceptable up star vigor projects successful the neighbouring states from wherever powerfulness would beryllium supplied to Punjab.
The curate sought punctual fulfillment of the 1,000-MW further powerfulness request raised earlier the Centre successful presumption of the paddy season. Currently, Punjab is receiving 275 MW powerfulness from the Central pool.
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