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The power sector provides one of the most important ingredients for the development of a country. Availability of reliable and inexpensive power is critical for any nation’s sustained economic development.
Since independence, the Indian power sector has grown significantly in size and capacity with the installed capacity of power generation having increased by around 80 times, electricity generation by nearly 140 times and the total length of transmission lines by over 135 times.
Even after this considerable growth, many parts of the Country continue to face severe power shortages. This is because consumption by commercial and industrial houses has increased at a much faster rate than electricity supply.
The per capita annual consumption of electricity in India is one of the lowest in the world, at 660 KWH, and this is due to the low penetration of electricity at the household level. The Government of India has set a mission of achieving “Power for All” by 2012, where the demand for power is expected to be around 167 GW.
In order to contribute to the Government of India's goal of ‘Power for All’ by 2012, JPL has planned further capacity expansion in the future and is working actively to increase domestic power production.
JPL is setting up a 2400 MW Thermal Power plant near the existing Tamnar plant at an estimated cost of Rs. 13,410 crore. The Company has already placed order to Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL) for supply, erection and commissioning of 4X600 MW Boiler Turbine Generation (BTG) package. The existing 1000 MW plant was set up with four Turbine Generators of 250 MW each, also supplied by BHEL.
JPL has also signed an MoU with the State Government of Jharkhand to set up a 2640 MW Thermal Power plant. In the Hydroelectric sector, we have signed agreements for 6100 MW projects in Arunachal Pradesh. Besides these, the Company is evaluating options with respect to setting up some wind and solar power projects.
Projects under implementation :
Thermal Projects
- 2400 MW coal based power project in Tamnar, Raigarh, Chhattisgarh
- 1320 MW coal based power project in Dumka, Jharkhand
- 660 MW coal based power project in Godda, Jharkhand
Hydroelectric Projects
- 4000 MW hydroelectric power project in Etalin, Arunachal Pradesh
- 500 MW hydroelectric power project in Attunli, Arunachal Pradesh
- 1600 MW hydroelectric power project in Subansiri Middle, Arunachal Pradesh
Projects under planning, wherein we have signed an MoU or have been granted a survey license.
- 2640 MW power project in Jharkhand
- 1320 MW power project in Angul, Odisha and
- 220 MW hydroelectric power plant in Chainpur Seti, Nepal
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