Sukhnag, Shaliganga power projects to be retendered under revised IPP mode: Andrabi

Jammu, Jan 19: Minister of State for Power Syed Farooq Andrabi informed the House that 9 MW Sukhnag and 3 MW Shaliganga Mini Hydropower Projects would be retendered under revised Independent Power Producer Mode (IPP), which is being framed by the Government.
Replying to a question by Saif-ud-Din Bhat in the Upper House, the Minister said pre-feasibility report for Mini Hydropower Projects including 9 MW Sukhnag and 3 MW Shaliganga was framed by JKSPDC and both these projects were tendered under J&K State Hydro Electric Projects Development Policy 2011 under Independent Power Producer (IPP) Mode in Phase-III.
The Minister informed that Letter of Award was issued for HEP Sukhnag and subsequently withdrawn due to failure of the developer to fulfill the conditions precedent to signing of implementation agreement including deposition of upfront premium and performance guarantee.
He said in case of HEP Shaliganga there was no response from any developer. He said the projects would be tendered under revised hydro policy of IPP, which is being framed.
Meanwhile the Minister informed the House that receiving stations Watterhail and Arizal have been taken up under Capex budget at an estimated cost of Rs 2.19 crore and Rs 3.80 crore respectively. He said Rs 1.31 crore and Rs 3.08 crore have been expended respectively till ending November last year on these receiving stations. He said 70% and 60% works of these receiving stations have been completed respectively. He said these projects are being implemented on turnkey basis and are targeted to be completed by end of March 2017.
The Minister said that DPR for construction of transformer repairing workshop at receiving station Kremshore has been formulated at a cost of Rs 43.21 lakh and is under examination.
Legislators Yasir Reshi and Showket Ahmed Ganai raised supplementary questions and urged for improvement and upgradation in overall power scenario in their respective constituencies.