The Union Government is likely to invite bids for the fifth Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) at Cheyyur in Tamil Nadu in June 2009.
PFC Consulting, a wholly owned subsidiary of Power Finance Corporation, is the nodal agency for this 4000 MW UMPP. PFC Consulting had sought environment clearance for the Cheyyur project from the Ministry of Environment and Forests in December 2008. Power transmission and fuel transportation studies are being done by Power Grid Corporation and RITES respectively.
Like other UMPPs, the Cheyyur project is expected to be operational during the XIIth plan period (2012-17).
Source : projectstoday |