Govt likely to discuss Reliance Power’s Sasan UMP project excess coal usage on Dec 27

27 Dec 2012 Evaluate

To discuss the modalities on how Reliance Power should utilize surplus coal from the blocks allocated for Sasan Ultra Mega Power Project (UMPP), for another project in Chitrangi, the Power and Coal ministries are expected to meet on December 27. The meeting would be related to the coal blocks of 3,960 MW Sasan UMPP in Madhya Pradesh, is likely to be taken by I C P Kesari, joint secretary at the Power Ministry, who looks after Ultra Mega Power Projects.

The meeting is likely to discuss on a suitable mechanism to ensure that conditions stipulated by the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) regarding surplus coal of Sasan UMPP are not violated by the developer. Earlier in April this year, an EGoM chaired by the then Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee decided not to review the earlier decision allowing Reliance Power to use excess coal from the Sasan UMPP mines for the Chitrangi project, also located in Madhya Pradesh.

Reliance Power bagged the 3,960 MW Sasan UMPP in 2007 through competitive bidding. The company was allotted Moher, Moher-Almohri and Chhatrasal captive coal mines for developing the project. At the peak, these blocks' can produce up to 25 million tonnes of coal per annum. Moher, Moher-Almohri can produce 20 million tonnes, while Chhatrasal can produce 5 million tonnes.

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