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Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 6.32 GMT |
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Construction of Sampoor Coal Power Plant to commence
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Construction of Sampoor coal power plant will
commence in June, Ministry of Power and Energy said.
The Plant is expected to provide 1000 MegaWatts (MW)
to the national grid and that the first stage of the
project will provide 500MW to the national grid by
2012.
A total of 700 acres of land has been earmarked for
the project and the surveying will be completed by
April. The construction will begin thereafter, the
Ministry said.
The construction work of the proposed coal power
plant will be carried out by the Indian Company NPTC
under the supervision of Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
The first phase of the construction is estimated to
cost US $500 million and 70% of the cost is expected
to be covered by foreign aid while the rest is to be
provided by the CEB and the Indian Company.
"About one million tons of coal per year is to be
imported and this coal is regarded 99.2%
eco-friendly. A jetty is to be built at Sampoor to
unload the coal from the ships. The government
believes that the project would contribute to
economic development in the district and it would
provide 4000 job opportunities," a Power and Energy
Ministry statement said.
The statement also assured that the project will
adhere to all necessary environmental standards.
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