The progress of the power plant and coal mine projects allocated to OPGC is satisfactory.
This has come to light in the State level Steering Committee Meeting held under Chairmanship of Chief Secretary Jugal Kishore Mohapatra in secretariat conference hall today wherein Energy secretary Pradeep Kumar Jena presented the present status of the projects and outlined issues for discussion.
The progress of work NTPC and UMPP projects in Odisha was also reviewed in the meeting. Discussions in the meeting reveal that Manoharpur and Dip side Manoharpur, a contiguous coal block was allotted to OPGC for fuel connectivity to Unit-3 & Unit-4 2x660 MW supercritical units ( expansion units of OPGC).
The fuel supply to these power plants is totally dependent upon these coal blocks. On 23rd December, 2013 Ministry of Coal, after a review by IMG has asked for explanation to OPGC regarding slow progress in development of coal mines. Review reveal that Ministry has issued notice to 48 coal mines in various States which includes show cause to 27 and explanation for slow progress to 21 allottees. OPGC has been issued letter of explanation for slow progress.
Available data shows that in the meanwhile, all permits for setting up power plants have been secured and EPC contract has also been awarded. The work of power plant has commenced in work site. Regarding Manoharpur coal block, Stage-1 forest clearance has been secured. Land acquisition has been expedited with over 80% of Govt. land sanctioned in favour of the coal block and 77% of compensation amount disbursed for private land acquisition. It has been resolved in the meeting that land acquisition will be completed by end of Jnauary, 2014. Bidding process has been expedited. Request For Proposal ( RFP) has been issued to qualified bidders.
It has been decided in the meeting that contract award will be completed by February, 2014. Directorate of Geology and Steel & Mines department will expedite the process of drilling and work execution in Monaharpur dip side. Similarly, for MGR ( Mary Go Round) Stage-1 forest clearance has been secured. Over 50% of Govt. land has been sanctioned in favour of the project and processes of disbursement of compensation to private land owners have been expedited. Request for Proposal has been issued for EPC contract.
Replying to queries of media after the meeting Energy Secretary Sri Jena said that the progress of work for OPGC Power Plant expansion units and allotted coal blocks is almost ahead of the schedule. The work will be further expedited. Sri Jena added that we are waiting for mining approval form Government of India. Sri Jena has also said that we will comply with all the queries made by the Ministry within the prescribed time; and, we are confident that Ministry will be satisfied by the progress achieved till today.
The meeting also reviewed the progress of NTPC projects like Darliplai Super Thermal Power project, Dulanga coal mining project, Gajmara Super Thermal power Project and Talcher Super Thermal Power Station. The issues relating to Resettlement & Rehabilitation, land acquisition, disbursement of compensation, exemption of stamp duty on Govt. land compensation to patta holders under forest rights act, renewal of water allocation etc were discussed and finalized in the meeting.
The progress of 4000 MW Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPP) in Odisha, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation (PFC) was also figured in the meeting. The bottlenecks relating to private land acquisition, diversion of forest land, acquisition of land for Marry Go Round (MGR), Petroleum, Oil and Lubricant (POL), water corridors were discussed and necessary decisions were taken for removal of those bottlenecks.
Additional Chief Secretary Revenue & Disaster management Dr. Taradatt, Principal Secretary Forest & environment Sri Raj Kumar Sharma, Secretary Steel and Mines Gudey Srinivas, Secretary Energy Sri P.K.Jena along with senior officers from State Pollution Control Board, Forest Corporation, NTPC, OPGCL and PFC participated in deliberations.
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