-Galla S Kiran Kumar,Bureau Chief Telagana (Andhra Pradesh)
Production increased with foreign coal.. Rs. 667 crores saved
APPDCL’s explanation in the name of fact check
Today, Amaravati: ‘Tender No. 6100011166 was awarded for the purchase of 7.5 lakh tonnes of foreign coal for the Krishnapatnam plant on January 2 this year. 5 companies participated in the tender process. Four companies have been allowed to participate in reverse tendering. In this, Adani Enterprises Limited has become the L1 by quoting a bid of Rs 13,219.24 per tonne,’ said AP Vidyut Development Company Limited (APPDCL) in a factcheck released on Thursday. These are the points mentioned in an article titled ‘Boggu Tenderoo Adanike’ published by ‘Eenadu’ on Thursday. However, APEPDCL has stated that the article published in Inadu is untrue, baseless, and condemning the news. Calling for tender.. What is the need to falsify today’s story when it is true that Adani company is getting Rs 13,219 per tonne?
We are buying what the center said
There is a shortage of coal domestically. The Center suggested that thermal power generation companies should import coal from abroad in the last financial year as well. At that time, the government put aside the coal purchase proposal because the company they wanted did not get the tender. Now.. Union Energy Ministry has written letters suggesting that Genco should import at least 10% of coal, failing which domestic coal quota will be cut, he said.
With foreign coal.. saving Rs. crores
APPDCL claims that the consumption of foreign coal will save electricity worth Rs. It said that to adjust the electricity demand in the state, DISCs are buying at Rs.8.20 per unit from the open market, and if imported coal is used, 1,776 million units (MU) of electricity will be added to the Krishnapatnam thermal plant. It said that if this electricity is bought in the open market, it will cost Rs.1,456.32 crore. It has been stated that the unit production cost will be Rs.4.44 due to the additional electricity generated by the use of imported coal. According to this, Rs. 667.78 crores will be saved.. Krishnapatnam plant load factor (PLF) is 40.47 per cent in 2021-22 and 41.73 per cent in 2022-23 as there is no foreign coal, it has been revealed.
