BSES gets nod for power plant

The approval will involve a change in land-use norms and DDA officials reckon it will take at least four to six months before possession of land is handed over to the discom.

The approximate budget for the proposed plant has been pegged at Rs 7,000 crore, and sources in the power department said they expect it start operations within 36 months after BSES gets possession of land. According to plans handed over to the Delhi government, the plant is proposed to be run on gas.

Besides this proposed plant, a 1500-MW plant is under construction in Bawana. The last power plant set up in the Capital was the Pragati power plant, commissioned in 2003. The total generation of Delhi8217;s five power plants oscillates between 1200 MW to 1300 MW, against a demand ranging between 3500 MW and 4000 MW.