Mega Power Projects exemption - amendments made, new project included
SERIAL no. 507 of Notification , dated March, 17, 2012 grants exemption as under -
507. | 9801 | Goods required for setting up of any Mega Power Project specified in List 32A, so certified by an officer not below the rank of a Joint Secretary to the Government of India in the Ministry of Power before the 19th day of July, 2012, that is to say, (a) a thermal power plant of a capacity of 700MW or more, located in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura; or (b) a thermal power plant of a capacity of 1000MW or more, located in States other than those specified in (a); or (c) ahydel power plant of a capacity of 350MW or more, located in the States of Jammu and Kashmir, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura; or (d) ahydel power plant of a capacity of 500MW or more, located in States other than those specified in clause (c) | Nil | Nil | 93 |
List 32A referred above lists 111 mega power projects.
The Central Government has made some changes to these as below -
++ Entries of this list viz. 45 & 46 have undergone a substitution inasmuch as for the figures, letters and words "2x660= 1320 MW" at serial no. 45, the figures, letters and words "2x800= 1600 MW" have been substituted & for the figures, letters and words "2x800= 1600 MW" at serial no. 46, the figures, letters and words "2x660= 1320 MW" have been substituted.
The entries before and after amendment read thus:
Before | After |
45 Gadarwara Super TPP, M.P. - 2x660= 1320 MW (NTPC) | 45 Gadarwara Super TPP, M.P. - 2x800= 1600 MW (NTPC) |
46 Katwa Super TPP, West Bengal - 2x800= 1600 MW (NTPC) | 46 Katwa Super TPP, West Bengal - 2x660= 1320 MW (NTPC) |
Probably, this was an inadvertent error with which this List 32A began its journey on 10th September 2012 [ Notfn. refers] and has been corrected now. Whether these amendments operate retrospectively we will know in the days to come.
++ So also, entry 50 has been substituted in its entirety by "50. Shree Singaji Thermal Power Project- 2X600=1200 MW".
The previous entry 50 read as: Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh - 2x500 = 1000MW (MPPGCL). Apparently, it is the same project but now with a higher capacity.
++ There is also an addition to the list of mega power projects. A new mega power project "112 Neyveli New Thermal Power Station, Tamil Nadu - 2X500 MW = 1000MW (Neyveli Lignite Corporation)" makes its appearance.
Interestingly, similar amendments were made on the Central Excise side by notification 24/2013-CE, dated August 2, 2013. But that notification was made available three days later due to weekend rush and in the cacophony of the CE notifications, the notification making similar amendments on the Customs side is made available only now. Who is benefited by the delay is not known.
Incidentally, while reporting the CE notification in, we had made almost similar observations.
Notification No. , Dated August, 2, 2013.