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19 GW of stressed power assets eligible for SHAKTI-

II: Crisil
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As many as 19 gigawatt (GW) capacity out of the 40 GW identified as stressed power assets can
participate in the second phase of the government's Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala
(coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI) programme, according to Crisil.

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According to Crisil, of the 19 GW, about 10.3 GW of untied capacity has incurred overall investment of more than Rs 6
crore per megawatt (MW) whereas the typical coal-based power plant costs Rs 4-5 crore per MW.
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As many as 19 gigawatt (GW) capacity out of the 40 GW identified as stressed power assets can
participate in the second phase of the government’s Scheme for Harnessing and Allocating Koyala
(coal) Transparently in India (SHAKTI) programme, according to Crisil. The Lok Sabha’s standing
committee on energy has identified 34 power plants with a cumulative capacity of 40 GW as
stressed assets due to lack of adequate fuel supply, absence of power purchase agreements
(PPAs), weak financials of promoters, among others.

“Our assessment of the 34 power plants suggests 19 GW of the 40 GW capacities do not have
medium or long term PPAs, and hence, can participate in SHAKTIII provided they meet other
eligibility criteria set by Coal India for participation in the auction,” the rating agency said in a note
Monday. However, it noted that successful bidders under SHAKTI-II may find it difficult to secure
long-term PPAs, given the high fixed cost of many of these projects.

According to Crisil, of the 19 GW, about 10.3 GW of

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A further 6.4 GW of untied capacity with overall investment of Rs 4-6 crore per MW have relatively
better chances of resolution if they manage to secure fuel supply at competitive rates, according to
the agency. “However, lack of fresh PPAs from discoms, and ambiguity over logistics costs which is
a deciding factor in overall cost of generation may impact the players’ ability to bid in auction as they
may still fail to sell power in the market due to high cost of generation on account higher landed cost
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of linkage coal and lower preference in merit order dispatch,” it said.

Crisil further noted that of the 6.4 GW, only the 2.6 GW commissioned
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while 3.8 GW of under-construction/partially commissioned capacity may find it difficult to get any

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support from SHAKTI-II as these are unlikely to commission due to financial problems faced by
promoters.

The remaining around 2 GW of untied under-construction capacity may not commission at all,
according to the agency, given the over-supply in the system and suspension of work at site due to
lack of financing. “Consequently, we expect only 2.6 GW out of the estimated 19 GW of untied
stressed capacities eligible to participate in auctions under SHAKTI-II to benefit from the scheme
and get resolved,” it said.

In case of the remaining capacities, Crisil said lack of clarity over bidding parameters, scarcity of
fresh PPAs in the market and escalation in project costs will adversely impact resolution.

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