CCEA approves proposal for USD 2.61 billion power plant in UP
Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) has approved a plan to set up a 1,980 mw thermal power plant at Ghatampur in Uttar Pradesh. The project is estimated to cost USD 2.61 billion. The power project, with three 660 mw units, will be set up by a Joint Venture (JV) of Neyveli Lignite Corp and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam. It will supply the electricity generated at the plant mainly to the host state.