The Expert Appraisal Committee of the MoEF has recommended that the expansion plan of Jindal Power's power plant in Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh be cleared.

The recommendation paves the way for the company to go ahead with work at the site for the 2,400 MW expansion. An investment of Rs 13,410 crore is to be made in the project which envisages adding four 600 MW units to the existing 1,000 MW plant. A debt of Rs 10,000 crore has been tied up for the project. The company aims to commence power generation at its two units by March 2012.

The MoEF had earlier asked the Chhattisgarh Government to take action against the company for starting construction of the plant at a site that had received environmental clearance for a 1,000 MW project. It later allowed Jindal to go ahead with preliminary studies for environmental clearance.

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