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Coal washing and transportation cost part of tariff: SC

L&T to get Rs 1,125 crore from Punjab govt; viability of Nabha power plant back on track

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Jyoti Mukul New Delhi
In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court has said the point of measuring the calorific value of coal for power plants would be the project site. This would imply that the cost of washing coal could be included in the energy charge component of power tariff. 

The issue came up during a hearing on a dispute involving Larsen & Toubro (L&T) and the Punjab government. 

The court also asked the state to pay Rs 1,125 crore to L&T for its 1,400 Mw power plant at Nabha. The dispute arose after the state rejected costs incurred by the company for washing

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