Govt to ask developers to cut down land use by up to 40%
The government on Thursday said it is considering cutting down the land requirement of ultra mega power projects by up to 40 per cent in a phased manner, following recommendations of a latest report by the CEA.
By PTI |
NEW DELHI: The government on Thursday said it is considering cutting down the land requirement of ultra mega power projects by up to 40 per cent in a phased manner, following recommendations of a latest report by the CEA.
The recommendations came in the wake of most of the 4,000 MW projects facing land acquisition troubles. If followed, however, the scaling down could hurt capacity expansion plans of the developers.
"The Central Electricity Authority has come out with a new report which suggests cutting down 15-40 per cent land requirement for thermal power plants. The same is true for ultra mega power projects," Power Secretary Anil Razdan told reporters here.
The government is not looking at mandatory reductions in land acquisitions, but could certainly press the developers, he added.
As per the report titled "Land requirement of thermal power stations," the main plant requirement is up to 0.6 acre per MW and 0.5 acre per MW for setting up ash dyke. The prevalent practice is, however, utilising 0.75 acre per MW for developing main plant and 0.5 acre per MW for ash dyke.
CEA Chairperson Rakesh Nath said: "Land has not been used efficiently for setting up thermal power plants. However, the practice has helped enhancement of capacity at existing sites."
With the new report, there can be significant reduction in land acquisition costs for developers of thermal power projects, he added.
The recommendations came in the wake of most of the 4,000 MW projects facing land acquisition troubles. If followed, however, the scaling down could hurt capacity expansion plans of the developers.
"The Central Electricity Authority has come out with a new report which suggests cutting down 15-40 per cent land requirement for thermal power plants. The same is true for ultra mega power projects," Power Secretary Anil Razdan told reporters here.
The government is not looking at mandatory reductions in land acquisitions, but could certainly press the developers, he added.
As per the report titled "Land requirement of thermal power stations," the main plant requirement is up to 0.6 acre per MW and 0.5 acre per MW for setting up ash dyke. The prevalent practice is, however, utilising 0.75 acre per MW for developing main plant and 0.5 acre per MW for ash dyke.
CEA Chairperson Rakesh Nath said: "Land has not been used efficiently for setting up thermal power plants. However, the practice has helped enhancement of capacity at existing sites."
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With the new report, there can be significant reduction in land acquisition costs for developers of thermal power projects, he added.
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