Power major NTPC has agreed to jointly develop a 2,400 MW thermal power plant in Dhenkanal district with State-owned Odisha Thermal Power Corporation.
NTPC CMD Arun Roy Choudhury, who met Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik during the day, said Odisha was important for NTPC. ¨We are expanding projects in the State. The Chief Minister has suggested that we take up some projects.¨
The company, he said, has already agreed to set up a 1,000 MW solar power station in Andhra Pradesh, a 750 MW one in Madhya Pradesh and also in Rajasthan and Telangana. It was also decided that NTPC would be a partner in OTPCL´s proposed 2400 (3×800) MW coal fired power plant to be set up at an investment of Rs 10,000 crore. The proposed unit would be set up at Kamakshyanagar in Dhenkanal distict.
Leave a Reply
You must be logged in to post a comment.