GOVERNMENT OF INDIA Ministry of Power 

RAJYASABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION N0.2136 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2011 Status of UMPPS in Karnataka

 2136.   SHRI RAJEEV CHANDRASEKHAR:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a)    The present status of development of coal-based Ultra Mega Power Projects (UMPPs) in  Karnataka; and

(b)   By when power generation would commence in the UMPPs of the State? 

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER (SHRI K.C. VENUGOPAL)

(a): The site originally identified at Tadri for the Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP) in Karnataka could not be taken up due to agitation by local people.  Alternate site for UMPP in Karnataka is yet to be identified by the State Government.

 (b): Schedule of commencement of power generation of the UMPP can be furnished once the bidding process is completed.