Rajpura thermal plant to be expanded
Umesh Dewan
Tribune News Service

Patiala, July 29
Under an initiative by the state government, Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) and Nabha Power Limited have signed an MoU for expansion of the Rajpura thermal project.

PSPCL chairman-cum-managing director KD Chaudhry stated that the Rajpura thermal plant is being developed by M/s Larsen & Toubro, Mumbai, at Nalash village, near Rajpura, and its present capacity is 1,320 MW (two units of 660 MW each).

Earlier, L&T had brought some new technology and announced that they would not be setting up any unit less than 700 MW. Now, the company has agreed to add another unit of 700 MW in this plant. Subsequently each of the two units of 660 MW capacities would now be of 700 MW capacities each. This would take the capacity of the said power plant to 2,100 MW.

After signing the MoU, PSPCL CMD KD Chaudhri said with a view to facilitate accelerated addition to power generation capacity in the state, so as to meet the increasing electricity demand and achieve higher growth rates, the state government has given a green signal to this expansion.

“The government has extended 100 per cent exemption from payment of fee and stamp duty for registration of the land and change of land-use charges to the company,” he told.