To meet the growing energy demand in the State, the Uttar Pradesh government is speeding up Ghatampur and Obra C thermal power projects.

The combined capex of these projects is more than Rs 32,000 crore.

The two projects will generate a total of 3,300 megawatt (Mw) augmenting the state’s indigenous capacity.

The Yogi Adityanath Cabinet recently approved the Revised Estimated capex of these projects coming up in Kanpur (Ghatampur) and Sonbhadra (Obra) districts.

According to the Revised Estimates, the Ghatampur project (1,980 Mw) is estimated to cost Rs 19,006 crore.

It is being developed by Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Power (NUPPL) -- a joint venture of Neyveli Lignite Corporation India (NLCIL) and UP Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam (UPRVUNL).

All the three units of the Ghatampur project are likely to be commissioned in 2024-25, and the state will get 75 per cent share of production.