UIPC invites bids for development of small hydel projects

Posted January 25, 2008 | No comments yet

25 Jan 2008

Uttarakhand Infrastructure Project Company (UIPC), a joint venture between Uttarakhand government and IL&FS, on Thursday invited bids from developers for setting up six small hydel projects in the state.

The six projects have been put under two special purpose vehicles – Nayar Valley Hydel Power Company Pvt Ltd and Bijapur Power Company Pvt Ltd – for which UIPC has invited the bids.

Nayar Valley Hydel Power Company consists of four small hydro projects — Nayar (14 mw), Biyaligaon (4 mw), Santdhoor-I (3 mw) and Santdhoor-ii (2 mw).

The second special purpose vehicle Bijapur Power Company would host two hydro power plants — Bijapur (0.20 mw) and Purkul (1 mw). Both Bijapur and Purkul are located in Dehradun.

Nayar Valley is located near Satpuli town, about 250 km from Delhi, UPIC said in an advertisement.

The selected developers would be responsible to for design, construction, investing, operating and maintaining the projects on built own operate transfer basis, it added.

“Pre-feasibility report cum viability report (for the projects), detailed survey and investigations work have been completed and clearances obtained,” UIPC said.

The company, which has been entrusted with the task of development of hydro power projects in the state, also said that land lease agreements and detailed project reports are expected by mid of February.

The cdm benefits are also under progress, it added.

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