Construction likely to take off soon at Krishnapatnam UMPP

Although the Krishnapatnam UMPP is running behind schedule, development activities are likely to pick up tempo soon, now that the critical land acquisition process is nearing completion. Significantly, over 96.28% of the land needed for the project has been handed over to Reliance Power Limited (RPL), the owner of the UMPP. 

• The remaining 98 acres of land is also expected to be surrendered shortly, handing the developer control over the entire 2,625 acres identified. Meanwhile, work pertaining to ground leveling and boundary, among others, is also proceeding apace in anticipation of start of construction.
• Pertinently, the notifications necessary for land acquisition, under Sections 4 and 6 of the Land Acquisition Act, were due to be issued back in January 2009, but litigation had hampered the process.
• The UMPP was originally planned to be on steam by September 2013, when the first 800 MW was expected to be operational. Following recent developments, the project is likely to be fully commissioned by February 2015.