Cabinet nod for extending contract with NTPC Kayamkulam

The Cabinet connected Friday gave its support for extending the declaration with the NTPC Kayamkulam powerfulness works for a further 3 years.

The determination was taken successful the discourse of the 25-year contractual play coming to an end.

The conditions for the renewal see a clause that the memorandum of knowing and the powerfulness acquisition statement would basal cancelled if the 180 MW proviso from the NTPC Talcher portion is stopped, Power Department sources said. Two, a 2000 MWh artillery vigor retention strategy (BESS) has to beryllium established astatine Kayamkulam.

The NTPC should either found it connected its ain oregon arsenic a associated task with the Kerala State Electricity Board (KSEB).

The KSEB should see floating star projects done a associated task with the NTPC. The KSEB and the NTPC should besides transportation retired a survey connected the feasibility of converting the NTPC Kayamkulam works to tally connected peat gas.