The Union power minister Sushilkumar Shinde laid the foundation stone for 1,000 mw Durgapur Steel Thermal Power Project of Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) on Monday. The upcoming DVC power project (2x 500 mw) at Andal in Durgapur is being set up at an investment of Rs 4,500 crore. The total land requirement for the project is 800 acres. The plant is scheduled to generate power from 2010.
DVC is targeting a generating capacity of 11,000 mw by 2011-12 from the present 2,210 mw. The total capital expenditure for adding this capacity is Rs 24,000 crore. The corporation is in the process of implementing 2x250 mw plant at Mejia.
12th February 2008
12th February 2008