The First MOU was signed between NTPC Ltd. & Govt. of Chhattisgarh
for setting up of 4200 MW Nuclear Capacity in Chhattisgarh at an
estimated investment of Rs. 80,000 Crores.
The Second MoU was signed between Govt of Chhattisgarh, CSPGCL
(Chhattisgarh State Power Generation Company Limited) & NTPC,
pertaining to an intent to invest approximately Rs 5876 crores in setting
up 1200 MW of Pumped Hydro Storage Project at Sikaser, district
Gariyaband in Chhattisgarh.
The Third Joint Venture Agreement (JVA) was signed between NGEL
and CSPGCL for setting up Renewable Energy projects up to 2 GW in
the state, at an approximate investment of Rs. 10,000 Crore which will
help in meeting Renewable Generation Obligation (RGO) of CSPGCL as
well as Renewable Purchase Obligation (RPO) of Chhattisgarh
DISCOM.
The above ceremony was held in the august presence of the Hon’ble
Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Shri Vishnu Deo Sai; Chief Secretary Shri
Amitabh Jain; Principal Secretary to Chief Minister and Energy Shri
Subodh Kumar Singh; MD CSPGCL Shri Sanjiv Kumar Katiyar & other
state officials. Team NTPC was represented by RED WR- II & Ash NI
Shri Pradipta Kumar Mishra; ED (Nuclear) Shri Prasenjit Pal; GM Hydro
Sh. J C Kakoti; and AGM (NGEL) Shri Bimal Gopalachari.
Speaking on the occasion, Shri P K Mishra, RED (WR- II & Ash NI)
underlined the significance of Power in development of the state and
NTPC continuous service to the nation during the last fifty years. He
further threw light on the performance of NTPC plants in Chhattisgarh
(Lara, Korba and Sipat) and hoped that the newly signed projects will
help Chhattisgarh to establish as major hub energy besides promoting
development of the region.
Shri Mishra also emphasized on partnership with State Govt for various
other areas of common concern such as Biomass, Ash Utilization,
inventory, procurement services and domain knowledge.
