Uttar Pradesh govt to invest Rs 18K crore in coal-fired power plant

In a bid to increase the electricity production in the state, the Uttar Pradesh government will invest more than Rs 18,000 crore in a coal-fired thermal power plant in Sonbhadra district. The proposed thermal power unit ‘Anpara E’ will be set up by Meja Utpadan Nigam Priv­a­te Limited, a joint venture of NTPC and UP Rajya Vidyut Ut­p­adan Nigam Limited (UPRVUNL).

This comes amid the rep­orts that the Government of India is looking at facilitating easier funding for new coal-fired thermal power plants in the wake of a sharp jump in electricity demand.