Coal allocation not delaying power projects: India

The 4,000 MW ultra mega power projects in India are not getting delayed due to allocation of coal blocks, said Minister of State for Power K C Venugopal informed Parliament.

“There is no delay in commissioning of ultra mega power projects due to reasons attributable to problems in the allocation of coal blocks,” he said in the Lok Sabha. For pit-head UMPPs or where the coal mines are attached to the projects one of the pre-requisite for calling Request for Qualification is allocation of coal block by Ministry of Coal, Venugopal said.

And since the coal blocks are allocated even before the initiation of bidding process, the delay could not occur for want of allocation of coal block, he added.