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Please address correspondence to Corporate
Office PRIVATE
LIMITED
29thApril,2015
Mr S.K Chatterjee,
Joint Chief (Regulatory Affairs
CENTRAL ELECTRICITY REGULATORY COMMISSION (CERC)
3rd & 4th Floor, ChandralokBuilding,36,Janpath,New Delhi ll0 001
Sub: Central Electricify Regulatory Commission (Terms and Conditions for Tariff
determinationfrom RenewableEnergy Sources)(Third Amendment) Regulations,2015-
Draft Notification No. : L-I/94/CERC/2011 dated 16.04.2015
Ref: Public NoticeNo: L-1/94ICERC/2011Dated: 16 April,2015

i
Dear Sirrl''
Introduction: GreenPlanetEnergyPvt Ltd is engagedin installingBiomassBasedpower

Projectsin Punjab.Total 100 MW CapacityBiomassPower Projects(situated in Nine Tehsils
of Punjab) have been allocatedto our Companyby PunjabEnergy DevelopmentAgency for
development on BOO basis.Two projects(l2MW capacity)alreadycommissioned and third
(6MW Capacity)is expectedto be commissionedbefore Dec, 2015. Land and statutory
clearancesfor otherprojectsalreadysecured.
Para wise commentson abov CERC Dra ification are

please:
1. Amendment of Regulation 38 of the Principal Regulations(Station Heat

Rate)
Sub-Regulation (l) of Regulation40 of the RE Tariff Regulations 2009&2012 stipulatethat

the Biomass basedpower generatingstationsare to be designedin a way that they use
differenttypesof non-fossilfuels availablewithin the vicinity of biomasspower projectsuch
as crop residues,agro-industrialresidues,forestresiduesetc. and other biomassfuels as may
be approvedby the Ministry of Non-RenewableEnergy (MNRE). Sub-Regulation(2) of the
said Regulationsstipulatesthat the biomasspower generatingcompaniesare to ensurefuel
management plan to ensureadequateavailabilityof fuel to meetthe respectiveproject
requirements
o Keeping in view the spirit of above said tariff regulationsand variety of biomass fuel
availabilityin Punjab,TravellingGrateBoilersareconsideredthe bestoption.All our Projects
(currently in operationand likely to commissionedduring this year) haveinstalled
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Travelling Grate type Boilers which are equippedwith pneumaticspreadersdesignedfor

feedinglow densitybiomassfuel only. At no stagewe have ever consideredcoal as support
fuel. Coal density being much higher as comparedto Biomass mix, pneumaticspreaders
cannotpush the coal piecesup to grateend. For feedingcoal, we needto install crushersfor
sizing and mechanicalspreadersfor feedinginto furnaceas well a separateconveyersystem.
This provision shall entail additionalcapitalinvestment.Furtherdue to sigrtificantdifference
in buming time of coal and Biomass,much of coal shall come out only partially burnt thus
addingto overall%oageof un- burnt in Bottom ash...
PunjabStatehasto transportCoal from minessituated(in other States)more than 1500-2000

Kms away & even Coal basedThermalPowerPlantsoperatingin the Stateare often starved
of coal supply. Coal supply for BiomassPlants is not likely to materializeas Statehas not
any linkagefor thesePlants
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Poor gradecoal availablein open market sells at aroundRs 10/- kg. High ratesof Coal, its
scarcityand high cost has forced the StateIndustry(Brick Kilns/ IndustrialBoilers etc) to
switchoverto Rice Husk and otherBiomassas fuel.
UNFCCC- Clean DevelopmentMechanism(CDM) doesnot permit the use of fossil fuel in

BiomassbasedPower Projects.ProjectDevelopersin their PDDs had not consideredcoal as
supportfuel .If fossil fuel is used,it shall entail proportionatereductionin the numberCERs
earned.
If coal is consideredas part of fuel mix for BiomassPlants, high prices of coal in the State
shall also push up the State specific fuel prices annually recommendedby CERC while
determiningthe genericTariff for BiomassPowerPlants(RenewableEnergySources)
Our projects ( already installed/ pending to be installed) were given environmental

clearanceby SEIAA/ Consentto establish& operateby StatePollution Control Board with
the conditionthat industryshall not useany other fuel exceptBiomass(agro residue)as feed
revalidationof SEIAA/ PCB clearances
for the Boilers.Use of fossil fuel shallnecessitate
Use of Fossil fuel shall dilute the State Govt's emphasisfor maximizing the consumption
of paddy straw which is burnt in the open fieldscausinghugeenvironmentalpollution

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"In view of uforesuid, we ure of the opinion that use of Coul may be mude
optional und allowed only in States closer to coal mines. Panjab, being
situuted thousunds of Kms uway from Coal mines, may speciticully be
excludedfrom this provision considering logistics of uruunging coal, its scarce
uvailability & high prices, und ulso technicul reusonsexpluined ubove.
It is thus strongly recommendedthut Station Heut Rutefor Biomass Plants in
Punjub may be retuined ss 4200 Kcul/Kwh for Truvelling Grate Boilers without
useof anyfossil fueP'
2. Amendment to the Regulation 43 of the Principal Regulations

(Calori,ficValue of the Biomassfuel used):
n
"In view of reasoninggiven in Puru 1 ubove,it is stronglyrecommended

that
GCVof biomussmix muy be retainedus3100Kcal/Kgand useoffossilfuel muy
not be allowedin the Stute'
Note: One representativeof Company shall attend the proposedhearing on

5th May, 2015please.
Thankingyou
Yourstruly,
ForGreenPlanetEnergyPvt Ltd
( N S Thethi)
ProjectDirector

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Corporate Office - 2A,Welspun House,

6roundFloor, Kamala City,

Ref: Public NoticeNo: L-1/94ICERC/2011Dated: 16 April,2015

Introduction: GreenPlanetEnergyPvt Ltd is engagedin installingBiomassBasedpower

Para wise commentson abov CERC Dra ification are

1. Amendment of Regulation 38 of the Principal Regulations(Station Heat

Sub-Regulation (l) of Regulation40 of the RE Tariff Regulations 2009&2012 stipulatethat

Project Office(Chandigarh) - I 96-l97,I st Floor, Sector 34-A,Chandigarh I 60022.Telefax +91-172-2620877

Travelling Grate type Boilers which are equippedwith pneumaticspreadersdesignedfor

PunjabStatehasto transportCoal from minessituated(in other States)more than 1500-2000

UNFCCC- Clean DevelopmentMechanism(CDM) doesnot permit the use of fossil fuel in

Our projects ( already installed/ pending to be installed) were given environmental

of paddy straw which is burnt in the open fieldscausinghugeenvironmentalpollution

2. Amendment to the Regulation 43 of the Principal Regulations

"In view of reasoninggiven in Puru 1 ubove,it is stronglyrecommended

Note: One representativeof Company shall attend the proposedhearing on

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