NHPC plans 300 MW hydro-power joint venture projects at Sindol (Sindol I,II,III) near Dhenkanal
Dhenkanal, Hydro, Solar and other renewable, Sambalpur, Sonepur July 20th. 2010, 10:40amFollowing is an excerpt from a Business Standard report.
The company plans to set up three hydro power projects with a combined capacity of 300 MW at Sindol (Sindol I,II,III) near Dhenkanal in Orissa, said the official.
NHPC would be the majority partner in the joint venture with 51 per cent stake and the rest 49 per cent would be held by the Orissa government.
Hydro power generation capacity of Orissa stands at 2065.4 MW, Hirakud (331.4 MW), Balimela (360 MW), Rengali (250 MW), Upper Kolab (320 MW), Upper Indravati (600 MW) and Machhkund (54 MW), as per government data.
NHPC has a current power generation capacity of 5,322 MW and the company is planning to augment this capacity to about 10,000 MW by the end of the current Five Year Plan Period (2007-12).
Note: As per an earlier report http://www.orissalinks.com/orissagrowth/archives/3423 the exact sites are in Sambalpur and Sonepur districts.