The Ministry of Power is assessing a project site in Bihar for developing an ultra mega power project (UMPP).
The ministry intends to set up a UMPP with a capacity of 4,000 MW, for which it has identified land and water sources. The proposed plant is likely to source coal from a mine either in Jharkhand or Orissa. The Ministry of Power has approached the Ministry of Coal for allocation of the nearest coal block for the proposed plant.
Once finalised, the UMPP will be the first load centre project, as coal will be made available from a nearby coal block through road or railways. The earlier operational or allotted UMPPs have either been pit-head projects (right where the coal mine is) or coastal plants based on imported coal.
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