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==Background on Plant==
In August 2013, an MoU was signed between NMDC Power Limited (NPL), a wholly owned subsidiary of NMDC Limited, and IEDCL, a subsidiary of IL&FS, for setting up a 2x250 MW Thermal Power Plant under Joint Venture at Gonda, Uttar Pradesh, with the investment outlay of over Rs 3,000 crore. NMDC Power will initially hold 48 per cent stake in the venture and then dilute its stake in the venture to 26 per cent, while IEDCL would have the remainding 74 per cent stake.<ref name=tet>[http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2014-01-07/news/45955501_1_iedcl-power-project-mecon "NMDC to shift its proposed power plant location from UP,"] The Economic Times, Jan 7, 2014.</ref>
On January 7, 2014, it was reported that NMDC had decided to shift the location of the project from Turkadih-Siswa in view of the objections raised by a committee under the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), who said the area is fertile agriculture land. According to official sources, consultant for the power project Mecon had come up with three alternative sites that were being considered.<ref name=tet/>
However, ten days after the news, NMDC receiced a terms of reference from the MoEF for setting up the power station in Turkadih-Siswa.
==Project Details==
