Vedanta Aluminium Ltd (VAL), a unit of Anil Agarwal-led Vedanta Resources Plc, has sought the intervention of the state government for securing long-term coal linkage for its captive power plant (CPP) at Jharsuguda.
The aluminium major required the coal linkage for its unit 6 and unit-9 of 135 MW each capacity to feed power to the 0.5 million tonne per annum aluminum smelter in Jharsuguda.
“We request for your kind intervention and to take up the matter with Ministry of Coal for re-allocation of coal linkage to our two units of 135 MW each, requested Pramod Suri, Chief Executive Officer and whole time director, Vedanta Aluminum ltd in a letter to State Chief Secretary BK Pattnaik.
The Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (MCL), subsidiary of Coal India, had denied signing the fuel supply assurance (FSA) for these two units due to non availability of consent to operate from the state pollution control board, read the letter.