Power Ministry asks Central Electricity Authority to furnish details of captive plants

To gauge the progress of captive power plants, the government has asked developers to furnish information regarding sourcing of equipment, and land and water requirement for these projects by February 29.

The Ministry of Power has asked the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to gather updated information regarding land acquisition and order for main plant equipment from all the developers of captive power plants by February 29, as per information on the CEA website.

Captive Power Plants (CPP) are the plants which core sector industries, like steel and cement, build to meet their own electricity needs.

The details sought by the government include size of the land for the proposed CPP, requirement of end-use plant in acres, besides water needed for the proposed CPP in cusecs.

It also includes status of the EPC (engineering procurement construction) contract indicating actual or proposed dates of notice inviting tenders, award of contracts etc.

The developers have to provide details of existing coal linkage and whether the company has applied for any additional coal requirement for the CPP.

CEA should also furnish details from the company regarding financial closure or further investment in the project.

"If the company plans to connect the plant to the National Grid or not, a disclosure has to be made in that regard as well," it added.