Tamil Nadu: State urges Centre to speed up Cheyyur power project
Tamil Nadu Electricity Minister P. Thangamani called on Union Minister of State for Power Piyush Goyal in Delhi on Friday and discussed various projects of the State, including the 4,000 MW ‘ultra mega’ power project at Cheyyur. According to an official release, the land acquisition and environment clearance for the project was complete and the State government requested the Centre “to finalise the bidding documents early with an option for using domestic coal, which will bring down the cost of the power.” Besides discussing the implementation of the UDAY scheme and raising of bonds to take over Tangedco’s debts, Mr. Thangamani also requested that the entire power generated from the third and fourth units of Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant o.....