Indian Government seems to initiate bidding of two Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) in the states of Orissa and Tamil Nadu.
As estimated by the Government, the UMPPs will involve investment of around Rs. 40,000 Crores.
However, due to the revised bidding framework conceptualized by the Government, it seems that not many companies will participate in the bidding of these UMPPs.
The UMPPs are proposed to be set up at Bedhabahal in Orissa and Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu.
Out of these two, the Orissa project will use attached coal blocks whilst the Tamil Nadu project will use imported coal as fuels.
Sites for 10 more such projects have been identified in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka,Orissa, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar, Jharkhand and Maharashtra.
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