The Times of India News:

IP station to stop power generation
TNN 11 September 2009

NEW DELHI: The Delhi government on Thursday approved the constitution of the fourth Delhi Finance Commission and de-commissioning of IP Thermal
Power Station.

Briefing the media after the meeting, Dikshit said that the finance commission would comprise a chairman and two members, including a member secretary. The commission has been asked to submit its recommendations along with a action taken report during budget session in February-March 2011.

The cabinet has also decided to de-commission the coal-based IP Power Station of IPGCL on October 31, 2009. The normal life of a coal-based generating station is 25 years and the units of this station have outlived their designed life. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) recommended for de-commissioning of these units on account of un-economical operation.