Sep06,2011
The coal ministry has received applications for long term coal linkage from central and state utilities, independent power producers and captive power producers for 974 power projects with a generation capacity of over 596,000 MW as on July 31.
Of the 974 applications, 107 are from central and state utilities for capacity addition of 122,405 MW, 434 applications from CPPs for 37,345.79 MW and 433 from IPPs for a record 425,836.5 MW capacity addition. The installed capacity of these power projects vary from 10 MW to 5,280 MW.
A coal ministry official said that "Some of the applications had already been considered in the past by the standing linkage committee (long term) but deferred the decision due to various reasons. These applications will be taken up in due course to provide long-term coal linkage for the upcoming power projects."
The official said the standing linkage committee (long term) would take up the proposals wherein the applicant had changed the category from CPP to IPP or enhanced or reduced the generation capacity or modified configuration.
According to the official, adequate reserves coal reserves upto 1,200 metres deep have been estimated at 277 billion tonnes as on April 1st 2010 and lignite reserves have been estimated at 39.07 billion tonnes as on March 31st 2009. Of the 277 billion tonne, 110 billion tonnes of coal reserves have already been identified, 130.65 billion tonnes are indicated and 35.6 billion tonnes inferred.
The power ministry official said it had been pursuing with the coal ministry for an early clearances for both short and long term coal linkages.
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The coal ministry has received applications for long term coal linkage from central and state utilities, independent power producers and captive power producers for 974 power projects with a generation capacity of over 596,000 MW as on July 31.
Of the 974 applications, 107 are from central and state utilities for capacity addition of 122,405 MW, 434 applications from CPPs for 37,345.79 MW and 433 from IPPs for a record 425,836.5 MW capacity addition. The installed capacity of these power projects vary from 10 MW to 5,280 MW.
A coal ministry official said that "Some of the applications had already been considered in the past by the standing linkage committee (long term) but deferred the decision due to various reasons. These applications will be taken up in due course to provide long-term coal linkage for the upcoming power projects."
The official said the standing linkage committee (long term) would take up the proposals wherein the applicant had changed the category from CPP to IPP or enhanced or reduced the generation capacity or modified configuration.
According to the official, adequate reserves coal reserves upto 1,200 metres deep have been estimated at 277 billion tonnes as on April 1st 2010 and lignite reserves have been estimated at 39.07 billion tonnes as on March 31st 2009. Of the 277 billion tonne, 110 billion tonnes of coal reserves have already been identified, 130.65 billion tonnes are indicated and 35.6 billion tonnes inferred.
The power ministry official said it had been pursuing with the coal ministry for an early clearances for both short and long term coal linkages.
(sourced BS)
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