January 30, 2023: Uttar Pradesh government has agreed to Assam request for 20% stake in the Ghatampur Thermal Power project.

Assam Govt will invest Rs 1000 Crore in the power plant.  However, the power plan will provide 400 MW of electricity per day.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma will visit Uttar Pradesh tomorrow.

The Neyveli Uttar Pradesh Ltd (NUPPL), a joint venture of Neyveli Lignite Corporation of India and Uttar Pradesh Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam Ltd (UPRVUNL), is setting up the coal-fired supercritical power plant of 1980 MW consisting of three units of 660 MW each at Ghatampur near Kanpur. The plant broke ground in 2016 and its first unit is scheduled to be commissioned by the year-end.