DMICDC plans to set up 1,000 MW gas-based power projects in Mehsana and Patan.
The two power plants, 1,000 MW each, planned by the Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor Development Corporation (DMICDC) along the Corridor in Gujarat are moving ahead, a top official of the Corporation has said.
"We are in continuous discussions with Gujarat government for the 1,000-MW each gas-based two power projects in the state. The project is moving ahead. The land is being acquired and we are told that it will be made available to us soon," Amitabh Kant, chief executive officer (CEO) of DMICDC, told DNA.
Kant was in Gandhinagar on Thursday to take part in a review meeting of the ambitious Delhi Mumbai Industrial Corridor (DMIC) project. Senior officials of Gujarat Infrastructure Development Board (GIDB) and state industries and energy department were present in the meeting. The progress of Dholera Special Investment Region (SIR) was also discussed.
Giving more details about the proposed power plants, Kant said, "We have identified sites for the two power projects. One of them will come up in Vadnagar, Mehsana, and the other in Patan's Vaghel village. The detailed project report is ready and we have moved for environmental clearance."
The CEO added that a gas tie-up for the twin plants, the first major power projects planned in north Gujarat, has already been achieved, but did not elaborate further. The total investment in the two proposed plants is estimated to be to the tune of Rs8,000 crore. Kant said that finance was not an issue since the project was being undertaken by a central government agency. In response to a question about doubts over Japanese involvement in DMIC project in the wake of recent tsunami and nuclear disasters in Japan, Kant said "DMIC is a committed project and the Japanese are fully involved in it. We don't expect the recent calamities to leave any adverse impact on DMIC." In fact, the number of Japanese companies coming to India in the last two months after the March 11 quake and tsunami, and the subsequent nuclear crisis, is much higher than earlier. This is because in the wake of the recent disasters, Japanese companies are looking for more opportunities outside their country, he added.
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