In order to bridge the gap between demand and indigenous coal availability, Government has proposed to run some of the thermal power plants in the country by blending imported coal with indigenous coal subject to technical limitations of the boiler design. In addition to this, some power plants have also been to operate on imported coal.
In addition to Thermal Power Station (1250 MW) of Tata Power, which has been conceived to operate on imported coal, the Thermal Power Stations (TPS) identifiedin Maharashtra for blending imported coal are as under:
Koradi TPS (Mahagenco)1040 MW
Nasik TPS (Mahagenco) 880 MW
TPS () 475 MW
TPS ()1170 MW
) 840 MW
TPS (Reliance Energy Ltd).500 MW
capacity of 4x300 MW in District of Maharashtra based on imported coal for commissioning during the 11thPlan.
This information was given by Shri , Minister of State for Power in a written reply in today.