Uttar Pradesh may agree to Assam’s request for 20% stake in the upcoming Ghatampur (Kanpur) 1980 megawatt (MW) supercritical thermal power station and for 25% share in the electricity to be generated by the plant.
Officials aware of the issue revealed that energy task force (ETF) has discussed the Assam government’s request after Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma recently wrote a letter to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath in this regard.
Chief secretary Durga Shankar Mishra chaired the ETF meeting.
“The ETF has sought clarifications on certain issues before it takes a final call on the issue next week and a proposal allowing Assam to have equity and power share in the plant is put before the Cabinet for its nod,” a senior energy department official said.
