NEW DELHI: Central public sector
undertakings (PSUs) will acquire more than two lakh hectares to set up 47,000
mw of green power units under a new plug-and-play model, aimed at accelerating
solar capacity expansion by derisking projects from land acquisition and
availability of transmission corridors as well as reduce tariffs by up to 20
paise per unit.
The project, which has been in the
works since the time Modi was Gujarat chief minister, will see an airport come
up in Navagam village near Ahmedabad were Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
International Airport is.
The progress of the project is being
closely monitored in Delhi, senior officials told ET. The selected consultant
will do a technical feasibility study and prepare the detailed project report
(DPR) by the middle of next year, giving estimated costs.
As per the brief for the prospective
consultant, the proposed international airport is to be developed on the
western side of Gulf of Cambay where most of the land is barren, saline and
consists of marine clay. “The site is prone to flooding during rainy season.
The proposed airport site is located at the delta of two rivers namely River
Bhogavo in the north and Gehlo in South.
These rivers are flowing from the west
end of the Airport to east, discharging into the Gulf of Cambay,†the bid
document says
The project will be spread over 3,525
hectares owned by the state government. A 2,910 metre runway will come up in
phase I and a second runway of 3,200 metre will come up in phase II.
“We expect physical work at the site
to begin in 2020 and the airport to be built by 2023,†a senior official said.
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