December 16, New Delhi

Contents  Background  Project Highlight  Power Allocation  Project Location  Gas Supply Network of ONGC  Project Status : Clearances & Permits  Project Status : Supply and Construction  Logistics  Status of Inputs  Areas of Concern  Assistance Required 2

October 29, 2005 LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE

Source of Inspiration

SITE VIEW FROM (MAIN GATE ROOF) Site Activity Photographs 10-Dec-10 5

GTG & STG BUILDING : UNIT-1 Site activity photographs 10-Dec-10 6

COOLING TOWER : UNIT-1 10-Dec-10 Site Activity Photographs 7

CW PUMP HOUSE : UNIT-1 Site activity photographs 10-Dec-10 8

132 kV SWITCHYARD 10-Dec-10 Site Activity Photographs 9

Background  Unutilized gas reserves in Tripura  Transportation of gas to mainland not economically viable  Possible Option – Gas head generation & transmission of electricity  Government of Tripura, ONGC and IL&FS join hands to set-up Power Plant to provide good quality energy in NER: stimulating economic growth  Hon’ble Prime Minister laid the foundation stone in October,

Project Highlight  Capacity:2 x MW  Type:Gas Based Combined Cycle  Location:Palatana, Tripura  Project Cost:Rs 3,429 Crore  Source of Fuel:ONGC’s Gas Field in Tripura  Type of Fuel:Natural Gas  Quantity of Fuel:2.65 MMSCMD  Source of Water:River Gumti  Quantity of Water:125 MLD  Promoters:ONGC (50%), IL&FS (26%), GOT (0.5%). 11

Project Highlight …… Contd  EPC Contractor:Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL)  Award of Contract:23-Jun-08  Commissioning:Unit-1: 22-Dec-11, Unit-2: 22-Mar-12  Evacuation:650 KM 400 KV D/C Palatana – Bongaigaon Line 12

Power Allocation Power Allocation by MoP Beneficiary State Pro-rata allocation in MW based on actual capacity of MW Tripura196 Assam240 Arunachal Pradesh22 Nagaland27 Mizoram22 Manipur42 Meghalaya79 Power allocated to OTPC98 13

Project Location 650 kms 400 kV D/C line Byrnihat S/S Ajara S/S Silchar S/S 14

Konaban GGS Kunjaban Manifold Nimbutali Sonamura GGS Agartala Dome GGS(ADB) Palatana Sundalbari Manifold 16” 12km Pipeline (Sector–II) 8” 19.5km Pipeline (Sector-IV) 6” 19.5km Pipeline (Sector-V) 20” 41km Pipeline (Sector-I) 20” 12km Pipeline (Sector –I) 8” 12.5km Pipeline (Sector –VI) 6” 12.5km Pipeline (Sector-VII) 16” 22km Pipeline (Sector – III) Bagabasa Sectionalizing Valve Station F1A : Facility F1 (Early) F1B : Facility F1 (as per NOA) F 2 : Facility F2 Gas Supply from ONGC – Tripura Asset 15

Project Status: Clearances and Agreements  Clearance received from MOEF, TSPCB, AAI, MOD  State Support Agreement Signed  206 Acres of Land Acquired for the project  Shareholders Agreement, Gas Sale & Purchase Agreement and Power Purchase Agreement signed.  Long Term Service Agreement signed with OEM (GE) for Gas Turbine 16

Project Status : Supply & Construction SUPPLIES  Dispatch of ODCs to be transported through Bangladesh started in May-10 and last dispatch from BHEL works for Unit-1 & Unit-2 is expected by end Feb-11.  Supplies of non-ODCs to be transported via Gauhati started in Mar-10 and last dispatch from BHEL works for Unit-1 is expected by Apr-11 and for Unit-2 by Aug-11. CIVIL CONSTRUCTION  Piling and foundation of major buildings for Unit-1 completed and main plant equipment erection shall start in Jan-11.  Major structures for Unit-2 are likely to be ready for erection by Apr-11.  Work for Cooling Tower and Water Treatment System has commenced. CT-1 is likely to be commissioned in Sep-11 and Water Treatment System is likely to be commissioned in Jul-11  Construction of River Water Intake Pump house and pipeline has commenced and likely to be commissioned by Jul

Project Status : Erection ERECTION  Erection contract has been awarded and erection of Main Plant equipment shall start in Jan-11  MilestoneTarget Date Mechanical CompletionAug-11 Hydro test CompletionOct-11 Readiness for commissioningDec-11 18

Routes: Kolkata – Ashuganj – Palatana Kolkata – Karimgunj - Palatana 19

Logistic: MOU Signing with Govt of Bangladesh 20

Logistic: MOU Signing with Govt of Bangladesh 21

Logistic: Movement of ODC by Barge 22

Logistic: Movement of ODC through Road Diversion 23

 Routes for transportation of ODCs from Kolkata: There are two routes available for transportation of ODCs to Palatana site:  Via Karimganj: 1318 KM (river) KM (road - India)  Via Ashuganj (Bangladesh): 856 KM (river) KM (road – India + B’dsh)  Ashuganj route has been selected because river route is navigable through out the year and road route passes through generally plain land leading to less risk in transportation.  Hon’ble Prime Minister of Bangladesh during her visit to India in Jan-10 agreed to allow movement of ODC through Ashuganj in Bangladesh. Since then, Ashuganj has been included in Indo-Bangla Water Transport Proto-call and MOU has been signed with GOB formally allowing movement of ODCs through Bangladesh territory.  96 ODCs shall be transported through Bangladesh for which construction of RO-RO jetty at Ashuganj and bypasses between Ashuganj and Palatana has started.  Movement of ODC from Kolkata to Ashuganj shall start from jan-11 and from Ashuganj to Palatana site shall start in Feb-11. Logistics – Overview 24

PROJECT – STATUS OF INPUTS Commissioning GasStart-up PowerEvacuation System Responsible agencyONGCTSECL NETCL / POWERGRID / NER STATES Latest required – to meet commissioning schedule August ’11May’11November’11 Current Status Construction has started Line construction contract yet to be awarded Construction started but moving at tardy pace. OTPC assessmentNo delayDelay of 3 Months Delay of 3 months (up to Silchar) Delay of 6-9 months (up to Bongaigaon) Impact on unit#1No impactDelay of 3 months Likely delay of 3 months Impact on Unit#2No impact Likely delay of 6/9 months 25

PALATANA – SILCHAR TRANSMISSION LINE  Delay in Forest Clearance in Assam (4 KM) SILCHAR – BONGAIGAON TRANSMISSION LINE  Delay in Forest Clearance in Meghalaya (25 KM) and Assam (22 KM) EVACUATION CONSTRAINT: PALATANA – BONGAIGAON  Delay in construction of Azara and Byrnihat sub-station DOWNSTREAM NETWORK BY BENEFICIARY STATES  Work yet to commence by States i.e. Assam, Tripura, Mizoram etc for absorption of power. Unit-1 commissioning may be delayed on this account. AREAS OF CONCERN 26

 Immediate Forest Clearance in Assam (26 KM) and Meghalaya (25 KM) required.  State governments to expedite development of Azara and Byrnihat sub-station and downstream network to match Unit-1 commissioning in Dec-11  States to advise POWERGRID to install series-compensation facility at Bongaigaon sub-station.  Government of Tripura to expedite construction of 132 KV line and provide startup power by May-11 ASSISTANCE REQUIRED 27

December 16, 2010 New Delhi