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Sahara India to invest Rs 8000 cr in Power plant

Company Name : Environxchange.com Source : Central Chronicle

Mumbai, Jul 28:-

Sahara India Power Corporation Limited (SIPCL) is setting up a super critical power project of 1320 mw with an investment of Rs 8000 crore in Titilagarh Tehsil of Balangir district of Orissa. The Company, in a relaese here, said the plant would have two units of 660 mw each with participation from Korea East-West Power Company.

It would operate with effluents of less than 50 per cent of the limits fixed by Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India in their pollution standards.

The plant will be located in 950 Acres. There will be no displacement in the area. There is no forest land and irrigated land within the area earmarked. Orissa Water Department has sanctioned 50 Cusecs water to be drawn from Tel River. The plant is located about two Km away from river Tel thereby leaving substantial land for use by villagers for cultivation of vegetables etc. The plant is envisaged with zero discharge i.e. no waste water will go outside the plant. All waste water will be treated and used within the plant. The Supercritical Technology envisaged less consumption of water and fuel thereby resulting in low generation of ash. The ash generated will be disposed off with advanced technology high density system so that there will be no fly ash issues in the vicinity. The entire ash generated will be used in land filling, cement-industry, brick making and fertiliser as per Ministry of environment and forestsnorms.