Prime Minister to Dedicate Mouda Super Thermal Power Project to the Nation in Nagpur

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, will dedicate the 1000MW ( 2X500 MW) stage I of Mouda Super Thermal Power Project to the nation in Mouda in Nagpur district of Maharashtra tomorrow, the 21st August . With an investment of Rs. 5459 crore in stage I and proposed investment of Rs. 7921 crore for stage II, the project is poised to be the biggest power station of NTPC in the State. Shri K. Sankaranarayanan, Governor of Maharashtra , Shri Prithviraj Chavan, Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Shri Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, Shipping, Rural Development , Panchayati Raj, Drinking Water & Sanitation & Shri Piyush Goyal , Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Power, Coal and New & Renewable Energy along with other leaders and dignitaries from the State are expected to be present on the occasion. Power from Mouda stage- I is supplied to the states of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Jammu Kashmir and UTs Daman Diu & Dadar Nagar Haveli. Situated in Nagpur Distt. of Maharashtra, the project will have ultimate capacity of 2320 MW on completion of 1320 MW ( 2X660MW) stage II of the project where construction with target commissioning in the early 13th plan. The main plant package of stage I was awarded to BHEL in 2008, the first 500MW unit of the project commenced commercial operation in March 2013 and second in March 2014. NTPC supplies about 4135 MW of power to the state of Maharashtra from its various power stations. The existing stations of NTPC in the state are 1000 MW Mouda stage I and 1967 MW Ratnagiri Gas Power station ( A JV of NTPC, GAIL , MSEB and FIs). The company has 2640 MW capacity under construction in the state at Mouda II (1320MW) and Solapur ( 1320MW) which are likely to commence commercial operations by early 13th plan. Other major `Community Development` activities being undertaken under R&R plan for Mouda project include construction of community halls in project affected villages, diversion of canal for irrigation purpose, providing drinking water facility & installation of tube wells in project affected villages, construction of internal roads in project affected villages.