Haryana awaiting nod from centre for 2,800 MW nuclear power plant

15 December 2008

Jhajjar, Haryana: The north Indian state of Haryana, bordering the National Capital Region of New Delhi, is awaiting central government approval to set up a 2,800 MW nuclear power plant. It may become the first state in the country to secure such approval after India signed the landmark civil nuclear deal with the US.

"Atomic Energy Commission has already approved our proposal to set up a 2,800 MW nuclear power plant at Kumaharia village in Fatehabad district in the state. We are waiting for the Centre's nod," Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda said.

"We expect the proposal to get through soon as no other state aspiring to set up a nuclear power plant has identified any site for that. We have no dearth of land and water at the identified site, which are the essentials for setting up a nuclear power plant," Hooda said.

He was speaking on the sidelines of a function to attend the boiler drum lifting ceremony of the 1,500 MW Indira Gandhi Super Thermal Power plant which entails an investment of Rs7,892 crore.

The plant is being set up by the Aravali Power Company Pvt Ltd (APCPL).

According to the chief minister, "The two units of 500 MW each of this thermal power plant would start generation before the Commonwealth Games. The plant would be fully functional by the end of 2,010."