Dr NTTPS Power Plant: Coal Min panel favours transfer of 3 MTPA coal linkage to Singareni from MCL.

The Coal ministry’s standing linkage committee (SLC) on long-term coal linkages for power plants suggested transferring 3 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) earmarked for Dr NTTPS thermal power plant at Vijayawada from Mahanadi Coalfields (MCL) to Singareni Collieries Company (SCCL), which will help the plant save ₹180 crore annually. The SLC (long term) for power sector met last month to review a proposal by SCCL for transfer of a part of coal linkages of Dr NTTPS power plant under the Andhra Pradesh Power Generation Corporation (APGENCO) from Coal India (CIL) subsidiary, MCL to itself as it will help the thermal power plant (TPP) in reducing transport costs. The same was also recommended by the Power Ministry. SCCL said that the average coal off-take in the past several years by Dr NTTPS from SCCL is around 4-5 MTPA. The miner also indicated that there is availability of surplus coal to the tune of 8-9 million tonnes for supply to the Vijayawada plant under long-term linkage.

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