Fears of more delays notwithstanding, on the brighter side, the erstwhile sluggish land acquisition process for the Sasan UMPP has finally gained a measure of tempo, with Reliance Power close to possessing the entire land required for the mega venture.- As per the latest data released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA), out of a total land requirement of 3,488 acres, around 3,244.68 acres, or 93.02%, has already been acquired by Sasan Power Limited (SPL), the SPV set up to execute the plant.
- Further, 2,011.72 acres of land is available with the developer for the construction of the main plant, against the estimated requirement of 2,035.04 acres.
- Likewise, around 785.36 acres of land has been acquired, out of the 811.4 acres needed, for the construction of the ash pond; while around 438.68 acres, out of the 448.56 acres required for the residential colony, have been acquired by SPL.
- However, no land is, yet, on hand for the coal handling plant, which requires at total of 144.21 acres.
- Besides, the private company has just commenced the process of acquiring some 49 acres required for developing the intake water channel, ash pipe line, road, etc.
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