The 1320 MW (2X 660 MW) coal-based super critical thermal power project of China Light and Power India (CLP) at Jhajjar in Haryana is expected to be operational between January and March 2012, according to sources.

Headquartered in Hong Kong, China Light and Power is one of the largest power companies in Asia-Pacific with interest in over 50 generation, transmission and distribution assets in Hong Kong China, the Philippines, Australia and others.

According to Kolkata-headquartered power sector EPC contractor Techno Electric & Engineering Company Ltd , the commissioning of the transmission line from Jhajjar to consumption centres at Rohtak and Sonepat will be over in December.

The transmission project is set up by KT Transco Pvt Ltd - an SPV created by Techno (49 per cent) and Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd (51 per cent).

The `450-crore transmission project generated an EPC business of `210 crore to Techno. This is above the `54-crore annuity income expected for operating the transmission line for 25 years against an equity contribution of `38 crore.

“We are expecting the construction of the first 660 MW unit of CLP to be over soon after the commissioning of the transmission line,” PP Gupta, Managing Director of Techno, said.

The `700-crore EPC major has recently forayed into wind power generation and completed commissioning of 104 MW capacity in Tamil Nadu through its subsidiary Simran Wind Project.

The company is also expecting a regulatory tariff award to start commissioning of another 100 MW wind capacity in Gujarat. “We are expecting the regulatory order this month,” Gupta said.