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Draft:

Revision of previous policy?:

Effective Start Year:

2011

Scope:

National

Document Type:

Other

Economic Sector:

Energy

Energy Types:

Coal

Issued by:

Ministry of Power

Source:

Ministry of Power

File:

Amendment of Coal Linkage Policy for 12th Plan Power Projects

Overall Summary:

The Ministry of Power Office Memorandum No. FU-9/2009-IPC of 2011 to amend the Coal Linkage Policy for 12th Plan Power Projects with unit size less than 200 MW.

Governance

Energy management principles:

i) Power projects of Central & State PSUs, IPPS: Coal linkage will not be available for any projects with unit size less than 200 MW*. ii) Plants having Biomass as primary fuel: Coal as support fuel unto 15% may be considered for projects envisaging unit size 10MW and above. iii) Plants based on watery projects: The ratio of coal and rejects of 22: 78 with F grade coal would be considered for projects having unit size 50 MW and above. iv) Co-generation based plant: Coal linkage would be considered for the unit size of 10 MW and above.

Full Document Text

F.N0. FU-9/2009-1PC Government of India

Ministry of Power

New Delhi, dated the 18 ^thMarch, 2011

^{_{OFFICE MEMORANDUM}}

Subject: Amendment of coal linkage policy for 12^thPlan Power Projects.

The undersigned is directed to refer to Ministry of Power's 0M of even number dated 21^stOctober, 2009 and to say that coal linkage policy for projectsin 12^thPlan with unit size less than 200 M W has been amended which is hereunder:

i)	Power projects of Central & State PSUs, IPPs,	Coal linkage will not be available for any projects with unit size less than 200 MW*
	Plants having Biomass as primary fuel	Coal as support fuel up to 15% may be considered for projects envisaging unit size 10 MW and above.
iii)	Plants based on washery rejects	The ratio of coal and rejects of 22: 78 with F grade coal would be considered for projects having unit size 50 MW and above
iv)	Co-generation based plant	Coal linkage would be considered for unit size of 10 MW and above

* This is not applicable to CPPs.

2. Accordingly, para 2 and 4 of the coal linkage policy issued vide 0M of even number dated 21 ^stOctober, 2009 stands deleted.

3. This issues with the approval of Minister of Power.

(S. Narayanan)

Under Secretary to the Govt. of India

Ministry of Coal

(Shri G. Srinivasan, Under Secretary)

Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi