1. December 16, 2010 www.otpcindia.in New Delhi

2. 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

3. October 29, 2005 LAYING OF FOUNDATION STONE

4. Source of Inspiration

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

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

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

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

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

10. 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, 2005 10

11. Project Highlight  Capacity:2 x 363.3 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

12. 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

13. Power Allocation Power Allocation by MoP Beneficiary State Pro-rata allocation in MW based on actual capacity of 726.6 MW Tripura196 Assam240 Arunachal Pradesh22 Nagaland27 Mizoram22 Manipur42 Meghalaya79 Power allocated to OTPC98 13

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

15. 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

16. 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

17. 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-11. 17

18. 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

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

20. Logistic: MOU Signing with Govt of Bangladesh 20

21. Logistic: MOU Signing with Govt of Bangladesh 21

22. Logistic: Movement of ODC by Barge 22

23. Logistic: Movement of ODC through Road Diversion 23

24.  Routes for transportation of ODCs from Kolkata: There are two routes available for transportation of ODCs to Palatana site:  Via Karimganj: 1318 KM (river) + 320 KM (road - India)  Via Ashuganj (Bangladesh): 856 KM (river) + 115 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

25. 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

26. 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

27.  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

28. December 16, 2010 New Delhi