The proposed Rs 10,000-crore capacity expansion plan of Odisha Power Generation Corporation (OPGC) would be included under the 12th Five-Year Plan for the state.
The power generation utility aims to add two 660 mw units to its 420 mw power station at Banharpalli near Jharsuguda. The expansion project is slated to be commissioned by 2016-17. The Manoharpur and dip side of Manoharpur coal blocks allocated to OPGC were to meet the coal requirement of the expansion plan.
The state government is likely to send the comprehensive document for the 12th Plan (2012-17) to the centre by the end of June this year.
The projects to be taken up under the Petroleum, Chemical and Petrochemical Investment Region (PCPIR) to be set up on 284.15 sq km (70,214 acres) of land spread over Jagatsinghpur and Kendrapara districts are likely to be included under 12th Plan.
The PCPIR hub is expected to attract investments to the tune of Rs 2.74 lakh crore. Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), the anchor tenant for the PCPIR hub, is building a 15 million tonne per annum (mn tpa) refinery at an investment of Rs 55,000 crore.