India's Power Ministry Seeks to Secure Coal Linkages for Second Ultra-Mega Power Project in Odisha

DELHI--September 4, 2012--Researched by Industrial Info Resources India (New Delhi, India)--In a bid to ensure a fuel linkage for the Ghogarpalli Ultra-Mega Power Project (UMPP), which is proposed to be developed in the state of Odisha, the Indian Ministry of Power (MoP) has called on the country's Coal Ministry to allocate the Ghogarpalli and Dipside of Ghogarpalli coal blocks to Ghogarpalli Integrated Power Company Limited, a special-purpose vehicle floated by the state-run Power Finance Corporation (BSE:532810) (PFC) (New Delhi, India) for the execution of the 4,000-megawatt, pit-head power project in the state.