NHPC Renewable Energy and Pump Storage Project Updates
NHPC Standalone Projects Under Clearance
Installed Design
Cost
S.
Projects Capacity Energy (In Crore)
N.
(MW)
(MUs)
1
Teesta-IV
(4x130)
520
2252
Sikkim
Status
एनएचपीसी
NHPC
& PL
6113
(Apr'21)
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All statutory clearances have been received except forest clearance (stage-II). Approval for pre-
investment activities received on 03.05.2016.
Compliance to FRA, 2006 is in progress.
PIB memo incorporating comments of appraising departments submitted to MoP on 08.04.2022.
Hon'ble Minister of Power and Minister of New & Renewable Energy, Govt of India vide DO letter dt
09.05.2022 requested Chief Minister of Sikkim for expeditiously resolving the pending issue of FRA
compliance & private land acquisition.
Gram Sabha meeting for Lum-Gor-Sangtok GPU was held on 08.10.2022. Final outcome report is awaited
from District administration.
Hon'ble Chief Minister, Sikkim held a meeting on 28.10.2022 along with Chief Secretary, Addl. PCCF from
State Govt. with CMD, NHPC & other senior officers, in connection with implementation of Teesta-IV HE
Project in Sikkim. Hon'ble Chief Minister assured all support from Govt. of Sikkim for early implementation of
the Project. CMD, NHPC vide DO letter dated 22.12.2022 has appraised the Secretary, Ministry of Power
about the issues related to the project.
The period for publication of declaration for acquisition of land for Teesta-IV was extended for further
additional 12 months with effect from 31.12.2022 vide Govt. of Sikkim Notification dated 06.12.2022 in order
to complete the process of Section-19.
A meeting was chaired by the Hon'ble Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy on 16.2.2023
wherein pending issues for obtaining FC-II were discussed. MoM issued by MoP on 22.03.2023. ATR on
minutes submitted to MoP on 17.04.2023, 02.06.2023 & 07.07.2023.
District Collector (Mangan) convened a meeting on 10.07.2023 to discuss the efforts to be made to resolve
the pending issues of private land acquisition and compliance under FRA, 2006. ADC (Mangan), SDM
(Mangan), SDM (Dzongu), SDM (Kabi) and officials from District Land Revenue Department & Teesta-IV
Project participated in the meeting.
Regular persuasion is being done with State Government for expeditiously resolving the issues of
compliance of Forest Clearance (Stage-II) related to FRA, 2006 and acquisition of 181.06 ha private &
departmental land.
• Defence Clearance: Fresh Proposal for Defence clearance uploaded on portal of MoD on 10.05.2023.
MoD vide OM dated 14.07.2023 has directed concerned ministries to submit revised proposal in terms of
new guidelines dated 08.05.2023. The same was forwarded by MoP on 24.07.2023. Annexures for Defence
Clearance as per revised formats are being prepared.View entire presentation