The BJP-leader, Yashwant Sinha, has asked the coal and power ministry to expeditiously settle their long-standing tussle over an appropriate location for NTPC`s 1,980 MW North Karanpura super thermal power project (STPP) in Jharkhand.
- In this context, the member of Parliament to Lok Sabha from the coal-rich state has proposed that the MoC convenes a meeting with all stakeholders concerned, in order to arrive at an amicable solution.
- Progress at the project remains stalled due to the impasse created over the concerns raised by the MoC over the existence of coal reserves under the site proposed for the plant.
- While the present location, in the Chatra district of Jharkhand, is reportedly in accordance with a decision taken jointly by NTPC, CIL, Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) and CMPDIL, the coal ministry wants relocation of the plant, a view opposed by the power ministry.
- In the meantime, to placate the coal ministry, NTPC has already reduced the land requirement for the project, from the original 2,306 acres, to 1,550 acres and, subsequently, to 970 acres, concessions that have, however, failed to move the ministry.
- The North Karanpura STPP consists of three 660 MW units and is being financed by a loan from Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA).
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