6th Annual Conference on
Coal-based Power Generation
Light at the End of the Tunnel? Challenges and Solutions
February 10-111, 2015, The Imperial, New Delhi
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COAL-BASED POWER GENERATION
Mission
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Just a few months ago, the coal-based power generation sector in the country was dealt a severe blow by the Supreme Court judgment, deallocating 204 of the
218 captive coal blocks. The deallocation impacted close to 50 GW of generation capacity, including operational and under-implementation projects.
Since then, however, the government has acted fast to salvage the situation by issuing an ordinance and the draft rules for re-allocation of these blocks. The first
set of blocks is expected to be awarded by March 16, 2015. In addition, the government has taken a number of initiatives to improve coal supplies to thermal
power stations. Some of these include optimisation of coal linkages, reduction in e-auction coal quantity, expediting critical rail linkages, etc.
Another positive development has been the double digit growth in production by Coal India Limited (CIL) in the past two months. This has allayed the concerns
regarding domestic coal supply to some extent. Sustaining this performance in the long-term by CIL will bode well for the power generation sector. The
government has set a production target of 1 billion tonnes by 2020 for CIL.
The sector has maintained the momentum in generation capacity addition. The year 2013-14 saw the addition of 15 GW of coal-based capacity. However, the
capacity addition has not led to a commensurate growth in power generation. This is because plants have been running at low PLFs due to the shortage of coal.
In order to meet their coal needs, generators have increasingly had to rely on imported coal. The rising share of imported coal in the fuel mix is putting pressure
on the cost of generation, which is reflected in the tariffs realised through competitive bidding. Further, developers are increasingly being exposed to the
volatilities of the global coal market, which has led to some projects becoming unviable at the quoted tariffs. Compensatory tariff, which was being seen as a
solution to such issues, is being contested by distribution utilities in the courts and the matter is still unresolved.
The operations and maintenance (O&M) requirements of coal-based power plants have also evolved with the size and complexity of these plants. The need for
blending, energy efficiency, and environmental considerations are among the parameters impacting O&M practices.
The mission of this conference is to provide a platform for discussing the key challenges facing the coal-bbased power generation sector and also the
strategies/solutions required to address them. The conference will examine the developments regarding reallocation of coal blocks, key initiatives to increase
coal supply, and the outlook of the key stakeholders. It will also focus on operational issues for power plants such as O&M, energy efficiency, coal blending,
and environmental concerns.
Target Audience
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The conference is targeted at:
- Coal-bbased power producers
- Coal importers
- Other fuel suppliers
- Coal producers
- Transcos and discoms
- Government and planning agencies
- SEBs and electricity departments
- Other power producers
- Financiers and investors
- Regulatory agencies
- Technology providers
- Legal and management consultants, etc.
Delegate Fee
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The delegate fee is Rs 22,500 for one participant, Rs 37,500 for two, Rs 52,500 for three and Rs 67,500 for four. There is a 20 per cent “early bird” discount
for those registering before January 20, 2015.
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There is a special low fee of Rs 5,000 per participant for delegates from the state-owned gencos, regulatory agencies and academic institutions.
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Service tax of 12.36 per cent is applicable on the registration fee.
Previous participants
The participating organisations in our previous conferences on “Coal-bbased Power Generation” include ABB, ABG Shipyard, ACB, ACC, Adani, Adhunik Power, Alstom Power, Amtek Auto, APGENCO,
Archean Group, Atlas Copco, Atlas Logistics, Avantha Power, Axis Bank, Badrinarain Alloys & Steel, Bajaj Engineering, Bank of Baroda, Bharat Forge, BHEL, Bhartiya Rail Bijlee, Birla Tyres, Blue
Star, Bygging India Canara Bank, C&S Electric, Carborundum Universal, CERC, Cethar Vessels, CLP India, Clyde Pumps, CMPDI, Coal India, Coastal Energen, Coastal Gujarat, CRISIL, Dalmia
Cement, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, Development Consultants, DSP Merrill Lynch, DVC, E&Y, ELP, EICS Group, Elecon, Emerson Network Power, Energy Infratech, EIL, Essar Projects, Essel Mining,
Evonik, Exxon Mobil, FerroTech, Fichtner Consulting, FLSmidth, GE, Glencore India, GMR, GRIDCO, GVK Power, HCC, Heavy Water Plant, HPERC, Hindalco Industries, Hindustan Zinc, Honeywell
Automation, ICF International, ICICI, IDBI, IDFC, IIFCL, IMFA, Isgec John Thompson, J Power, JBIC, Jindal India Thermal, Jindal Power, JM Financial, JSPL, JSW Power Trading, Kennametal, KfW
Sargent & Lundy, Lahmeyer, Lanco Infratech, Leighton Contractors, Lodge Cottrell, M3 Investments, Macawber Beekay, Mahagenco, Marsh
IPEX Bank, Korus Energy, L&T Finance, L&T Power, L&T-S
India, MB Power, McNally Bharat, MEIL, Mitsubishi, Mitsui, Monnet Ispat, MoP, Moser Baer, NALCO, North Karnataka Power, NTPC, NSPCL, OPG Power, OERC, PE Consulting, PFC, Power
Machines, Proteck Circuits, RECPDCL, PWC, PTC India, Reliance Infrastructure, Religare Capital Markets, Rolux Rockwool, SBI Capital, SCCL Mines, Schede Lagertechnik, Sew Infrastructure, Shree
Renuka Energy, Siemens, Sindya Power Generating Company, SN Power, SRF, SDG, Statkraft Energi, Surya Roshni, Tata Power, Technofab Engineering, Tecpro Systems, THDC, Thermax, Thermo
Fisher Scientific, ThyssenKrupp, TRF, Trident Group, Vedanta, Voith Turbo, Walchandnagar Industries, Wartsila, Welspun Energy, Wipro, Wyman Gordon, YES Bank, Zuari Cement, etc.
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February 10-111, 2015, The Imperial, New Delhi
AGENDA/STRUCTURE
KEY TRENDS AND OUTLOOK
FINANCIERS’ PERSPECTIVE
What are the key trends and developments in coal-based generation?
What is the financiers’ perspective on coal-based power generation?
What are the key issues and challenges?
What are their issues and concerns?
What is the outlook for the sector?
How do financiers view the recent developments in this segment?
GOVERNMENT PERSPECTIVE
COAL BLENDING AND QUALITY ANALYSIS
What are the recent developments regarding the e-auction of captive coal blocks?
What are the new needs and requirements for coal blending?
What are the key government measures to ensure coal availability?
What are the strategies for and technical issues involved in the blending of coal?
What is the government’s outlook for the coal-based power generation sector?
What are the new techniques for analysis of coal quality?
DEVELOPERS’ PERSPECTIVE
FOCUS ON ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN POWER PLANTS
What are the key issues and challenges for developers?
What are the key energy efficiency strategies being deployed by thermal plants?
How are they securing fuel supply for projects?
What has been the progress in meeting the targets set under the PAT mechanism?
What has been the impact of coal shortages on generation and PLFs?
What are the industry best practices?
CAPTIVE COAL BLOCK AUCTIONS
FLY ASH UTILISATION
What is the industry’s reaction to the rules for e-auction of coal blocks?
What is the status of enforcement of MoEF’s norms regarding fly ash utilisation?
What is the update on the auction of captive coal blocks?
What is the status of fly ash utilisation by coal-based power plants?
What will be the key challenges in the reallocation of the blocks?
What are the issues and challenges in this regard?
COSTS, TARIFFS AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING
AVAILABILITY AND USE OF WASHED COAL
What are the trends in generation costs (capex, opex)?
What are the benefits of using washed coal?
What are the generation tariff trends?
What are the key challenges in this regard?
What is the outlook regarding Case 1 and Case 2 bidding?
What will be the impact of washed coal usage on power plant performance?
COAL MARKET OUTLOOK: DEMAND, SUPPLY, PRICES AND SOURCING
RENOVATION AND MODERNISATION
What is the current domestic coal demand-supply scenario for power generation?
What is the state of old coal-based plants (PLF, availability, efficiency, etc.)?
What are the price trends?
What is the need and potential for R&M?
What are the trends in coal imports?
What has been the experience so far (noteworthy projects)?
O&M BEST PRACTICES
TECHNOLOGY TRENDS
What are the best practices to enhance and maintain plant availability?
What are the key technology trends in BTG equipment?
What are the areas for preventive maintenance?
What are the technology developments in key BoP areas?
What are the strategies for monitoring, inspection and optimisation?
What is the outlook of equipment providers?
POWER PLANT MANAGEMENT: FOCUS ON CONTROL AND
INSTRUMENTATION
Which are some of the most noteworthy upcoming projects in India?
What is the role of control and instrumentation(C&I) in power plant operations?
What are their key features?
What are the key technology trends?
What can we learn from their experience?
PROJECT SHOWCASE
How is C&I helping thermal power plants to monitor the health of their assets?
ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS AND EMISSIONS CONTROL
What are the emission standards for thermal power plants?
How can thermal power plants monitor and control emission levels?
What are the new and upcoming technologies for emission control?
The sessions will feature presentations by speakers followed by Q&A and floor
discussions. The conference will feature, as appropriate, the viewpoints of all key
stakeholders – power producers, policymakers/regulators, technology providers,
financiers and fuel suppliers.
Organisers
The conference is being organised by India Infrastructure Publishing, a company dedicated to providing information on the infrastructure sectors through
magazines, newsletters, reports and conferences. The company publishes Power Line (India’s premier power magazine), Indian Infrastructure and Renewable
Watch. It also publishes a series of research reports including Coal-bbased Power Generation, Coal in India, Indian Power Sector and Equipment Market Outlook,
and Mining in India. The company also publishes Power News (a weekly newsletter), Power Line Directory and Yearbook and Mining Directory and Yearbook.
To register: Call +91-222-666089531, 011-441034615, 9818545040, email: [email protected], or visit us at www.indiainfrastructure.com
6th Annual Conference on
COAL-BASED POWER GENERATION
Light at the End of the Tunnel? Challenges and Solutions
February 10-11, 2015, The Imperial, New Delhi
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