Government caps coal output from Reliance Power blocks to Sasan UMPP
The government has restricted coal production from Reliance Power’s Moher and Moher Amlohri extension blocks attached to the Sasan ultra mega power project (UMPP) in Madhya Pradesh. Asenior government official said the coal ministry has decided to restrict production from the two coal blocks to 16 million tonne per annum (mtpa) depending on the base requirement of the project. The coal production could be allowed to be raised to up to 17 mtpa in case the plant load factor of the project rises beyond 100%, he said. In response to an emailed query, a Reliance PowerBSE 1.09 % spokesperson said with the curtailment, Sasan UMPP may have to restrict power generation at around 80% level. “Considering prevailing exchange prices of the order of Rs 2.....