PDF Download The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) organised a brainstorming session on 'Issues in Captive Coal Block Development in India' on March 5, 2009 in partnership with CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory Services
The Observer Research Foundation (ORF) organised a brainstorming session on ‘Issues in Captive Coal Block Development in India’ on March 5, 2009 in partnership with CRISIL Infrastructure Advisory Services at the New Delhi campus of the Foundation. Mr Sunjoy Joshi who leads the energy team at ORF opened the discussion with a broad outline of the issues that challenge the sector.
Mr Nitin Zamre, Director-Energy, CRISIL Infrastructure < style="color: #ff6600;">(View Presentation) Advisory Services followed up with more details on issues in policy and procedure, equitable risk sharing, investment and restructuring that inhibit progress in captive coal block development in India.
Mr Sanjeev Aggarwal, MD, AES Chattisgarh Energy P. Ltd < style="color: #ff6600;">(View Presentation) brought out the Captive Mine Owners perspective on the subject.
Mr Ajit Kumar Sharma, Senior VP, GE Capital < style="color: #ff6600;">(View Presentation) presented the lenders perspective on development of captive coal mines.
Mr Chris Forsterling, Country Manager, Thiess India < style="color: #ff6600;">(View Presentation) presented the contract miners perspective. The presentations were followed by an animated debate between the participating stakeholders. One key point which was repeated by many of the delegates was that a broader range of stakeholders including those responsible for environmental clearances at the Central and State level as well as those at the district level in-charge of Land Acquisition and Resettlement & Rehabilitation (R & R) must be engaged constructively, if well known problems in the sector are to be solved. There was complete agreement that without greater emphasis on solving problems that inhibit coal availability and production at the grass-roots level, India’s vision of adding over 78,000 MW power generation capacity in the current plan period would not be realized.
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A detailed summary of the issues that were brought out by various stakeholders present at the brainstorming session is being complied based on the transcript of the proceedings.
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