Replying to a question in the state Assembly here on Monday Sen said this was clarified by the Overseas Economic Cooperation and Funding (OECF) during recent meetings with the state power department.

Of the on-going projects, he said, 210 mw Bakreshwar thermal power plant was expected to go for commercial production in September next year.

He said, the first unit of the plant was almost in the final stage and work for the second and third units was in progress as per schedule.

Most of the equipment for the plant had already arrived and trial synchronising operation for the first unit will start on June next year, followed by the second unit after six months and the third after another six months.

On the Balagarh project, Sen said, financial tie-up had not yet been finalised since scrapping of collaboration with Rolls Royce, he said.

The proposed 500 mwSagar Dihi power project was yet to receive clearance from the Centre, the minister said.

To another question, Sen admitted that there were some discrepancies on the Dev Commission's first and second reports on the private sector Calcutta electric supply corporation's accounts.

While the Dev Commission's first report said that the CESC had to pay back Rs 97 crore to consumers, collected earlier on account of fuel charges, the second recommended realisation of Rs 127 crore from consumers on the same account.

The minister said, "I don't know which report is correct. The government wants transparency in accounts". The government would not not allow anything which might affect the interest of the consumers. To another question, Sen said, licence for the CESC was due to expire on December 31, 2020.