Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone of 1,200 MW Thermal Power Project at Khedar village near Barwala in Haryanas Hissar District today.
Haryana, May 19 : Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh will lay the foundation stone of 1,200 MW Thermal Power Project at Khedar village near Barwala in Haryana's Hissar District today.
Haryana Governor Dr. A .R. Kidwai, Union Minister of Power Sushil Kumar Shinde and Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda will also be present on the occasion.
The first unit of the project is scheduled for commissioning in December 2009 and the second in March 2010. The state would get 288 lakh units of electricity per day after commissioning of these units.
This is the first thermal power plant in north India to be granted the status of a mega project. This will bring down the cost of the project.
The plant, to be set up in nearly 990 acres of land, will have two power generation units of 600 MW each.
The estimated cost of the project is rupees 4297 crore.
Later, Dr. Singh will also address a 'Jagmag Rally' at Anaj Mandi Barwala.
ANI