List of clearances required for Power Plant

1) Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandum acknowledgement given by Ministry

of Commerce and Industry.
2) Memorandum of understanding to be signed with State Govt.
3) Land Acquisition for Power Plant, Ash Dyke, Dam site, colony, Coal
handling, cross country pipeline, coal conveyor etc. which comprises of
following type of lands
i. Govt land
ii. Private land
iii. Forest land

Procedure for Land Acquisition

i) Government land
a. Identify the land coming under project site
b. Meet the patwari of that particular village on which particular
land is coming and then prepare Khasra Map indicating various
location of the land
c. List the name of owners coming under that particular area based
on Khasra Mapping
d. After preparation of list of land owners a No Objection Certificate
is to be obtained from Local Gram Panchayat.
e. With all the above-mentioned information i.e. Khasra Map, List
of land Owners, NOC from Gram Panchayat, Land Diversion
application if forest or agricultural land is coming under
construction.
f. With all the information sited above:- Local Government issue
Section-4 Notification stating that so and so govt land is to be
acquired by the Project Owner and if any one of the land owner
having any sort of objection can write to them with in 30 days of
date of issue of Notification. If any objection is received with the
time frame specified by the govt. than the issue shall be
discussed and resolved through public hearing.
g. Based on the evaluation cost of land required by the Owner (Non
forest and non Agricultural) and application fee for diversion of
forest or agricultural land, Govt decides the total amount to be
paid by the land user and request to deposit the actual cost to
the govt.
h. Once the applicable fees is paid, govt issues Section 6 stating the
given land is acquired by the ultimate user and issues payment
cheques to various land owners who had sell their land.
i. Once section 6 is issued, the land is presumed to be under
custody of the Owner.
ii) Private Land
a) Acquisition of private land is similar to acquisition of Govt land
and procedure indicated in sl no. a,b & c for acquisition of govt
land is same.
b) Further, after preparation of list of land owners, direct dealing
with the land owner with negotiations can be performed to
purchase the land.
 c) Once the desired land is purchased, than the same shall be
communicated to the local government for their information and
records.
iii) Forest land
a) Diversion of forest is required and permission from regional
MoEF is required if the land is < 5 Ha and if the land is more
than 5 Ha then clearance from central MoEF is required. For
details please refer Annexure-A

4) Environmental Clearance for Power Plant, Dam, Coal Mines and other
requirement etc.
a. State Pollution Conservation board (SCPB). If the investment involved
in the Green field project is less than Rs.100.00 Crore or project cost of
expansion of existing plant is less than 50 crore than in that case only
State Pollution Conservation Board Clearance is sufficient and we need
not to go to MoEF for environmental clearance, however, if the project
cost is more than 100 Crore or cost of expansion of existing plant is
more than 50 Crore or the location of plant involves two or more states
or forest land is coming under the circumference of 25 kms from the
project site then in that case MoEF clearance is required.

b. Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF). For MOEF clearance

following procedures has to be done

i. Phase-I Screening : Submit the application for Site clearance to

MoEF. If the site clearance is not granted than search for alternative
site and again submit the application for site clearance.
ii. The site clearance provided by MoEF have certain conditions, if the
site selected meet all the conditions than proceed for Environmental
Clearance Phase-II (Siting, EIA report Preparation, public hearing etc)
iii. Phase-II:-
1. Step-1 Base line data collection
2. Step-2 EIA report preparation and other approvals including
Central Regulation Zone (CRZ) for coastal area.
a. If Diversion of Forest < 5 Ha is involved than apply for
regional MoEF however , for forest area > 5 Ha apply to
Central MoEF clearance.
b. If use of ground water is involved than a hydrological report
is to be submitted along with EC applicatio.
c. Obtain Approvals for Electricity, Water Supply (Ground Water
Board or irrigation Department or Municipal Corporation
etc.) and Explosives Storage/Hazardous substances (if
applicable)
d. Finalize Application and Environmental Appraisal
Questionnaire
3. Step 3
a. Public Hearing required
b. Submit requisite number of copies of executive summary.
 c. Submit one copy of EIA, air and water consent application
Form-1 and Form-13
d. Advertise and conduct public hearing by SPCB.
e. Obtain details of public hearing.
f. Obtain NOC from SPCB
g. The above-mentioned Step 3 involves approx 60 days.
iv. Phase-III
1. Step-1
a. Submission of Documents (EIA– 20 copies, EMP, NOC, Public
Hearing details, DPR) to MoEF
2. Step 2
a. Review by IAA
b. If IAA feels that the data provided in sufficient than, the expert
committee will submit their assessment over the report and
application.
3. Step- 3
a. Expert committee will submit their recommendation to IAA.
4. Step- 4
a. If the project is accepted than MoEF clearance is granted for 5
years, however, if the case is rejected than case is closed.
Reconsideration may be considered in some cases.
5. Step 1 to 3 requires approx 90 days and step 4 requires approx 30
days.
3. Water Drawl Permission.
a. Drawl from Perennial River:- Approval from State Govt in
which river is falling. Data such as Water feasibility Report,
Guage Discharge and Index MAP indicating the location of
Power Plant, River pump house etc. to be submitted to
Principal Secretary, Water Resource Department for state
clearance.
b. If, more than one state is involved in drawl of water from the
river then in such case permission from Central Water
Commission (CWC) is required.
c. If construction of Dam is required, Construction of Dam
Permission, Water Drawl Permission, Royalties to be paid etc.

4. Fuel Linkage Clearance

a. If coal is to brought from outside agency i.e. no captive coal
mine is allocated than permission for coal linkage is required,
which involves following procedures
i. Permission for railway sidings in case rail transportation is
required from the nearest railway line.
ii. Way of right for railway sidings
iii. Three Party agreement etc.
b. Allotment of coal blocks as per the requirement from Coal
Ministry, Govt of India.
c. Coal Mining Plan is to be prepared and approved from State
Govt.
5. Civil Aviation Clearance for construction of any sky rise building
including chimney from Airport Authority of India.
6. Permission from State Govt for Construction Power.

7. Permission from State Govt for Construction Water.

8. Permission for Use for explosives
9. Consent to Establish from the State Environmental Board for setting up
the thermal Power Plant.
10.Consent to Operate and maintain from the State Environmental Board
for setting up the thermal Power Plant.
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Sl.N ITEM AGENCY REMARKS

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STATUTORY CLEARANCES

1. COST ESTIMATESAny Power project CEA Required under

involving capital expenditure Section 29 of
exceeding the limit fixed by Govt. Electricity (Supply)
Needs to be scrutinised by CEA for Act, 1948 (E/S)Act,
examination of salient features and 1948.
benefits which may accrue therefrom

2. TECHNO-ECONOMIC CLEARANCE/ CEA Under section 30 of

CONCURRENCE OF CEA:By CEA after Electricity (Supply)
examination of Act, 1948 SEBs/
State Govts .
i. River works/dams to be put up
Concerned
for hydro and for water
Ministries of Coal,
availability for thermal plants.
Petroleum & Natural
ii. Greatest possible economic Gas, Railways
output of electric power. Surface Transport.

iii. Transmission lines and

Systems.
iv. Reasonableness of the Scheme
v. Site location for optimum
utilisation of fuel resources,
distance from load centres,
transportation facilities, water
availability and environmental
considerations.

3. PUBLICATION Schemes to be State Govts Section 29 clause

published in the Official Gazette/ (2),(3),(4) and (6)
local newspapers as the generating ES Act, 1948State
company may consider necessary Govts.
along with a notice for at least two
months and modification if any
consequent to public representation.

4. WATER AVAILABILITY: State Govt. Interaction between

CWC State Govt.=s
Deptts & CWC
required.Relevant
Irrigation Act of the
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STATUTORY CLEARANCES
State & Central /
Water Commission
5. SEB CLEARANCE SEB State Sec 44 E/S Act,
Govt. 1948
6. POLLUTION CLEARANCE WATER AND SPCB Water Prevention &
AIR Control Pollution Act
1974 Air/Prevention
& Control of
Pollution Act 1981

7. FOREST CLEARANCE State Govt Coordination with

Min.of E&F State Forest Deptt.
Min. of Environment
& Forest (regarding
Forest Conservation
Act 1980)

8. ENVIRONMENT & FOREST - do - As per item 6, 7 &

CLEARANCE Govt. Policy in force

9. CIVIL AVIATION CLEARANCE FOR National

CHIMNEY HEIGHT Airport
Authority
10. REGISTRATION OF COMPANY Registrar of Under Indian
Comp-anies Companies Act,
1956

11. REHABILITATION & RESETTLEMENT MoEF/State

OF DISPLACED FAMILIES BY LAND Govt.
ACQUISITION
12. HYDRO PROJECTS(MINI-MICRO) Ministry of Under Relevant
Water Acts.
Resources

13. EQUIPMENT PROCUREMENT DGTD/ CCI&E* Import & Export

Acts.

NON-STATUTORY CLEARANCES
14. LAND AVAILABILITY State Govt.

15. FUEL LINKAGE Deptt of

Coal,Deptt. of
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STATUTORY CLEARANCES
Petroleum &
Natural Gas
16. FINANCING CEA, Deptt. of
Power, Deptt
of Eco.
Affairs,Financi
al Institutions

17 TRANSPORTATION OF FUEL Deptt of

Coal,Min. of
Petroleum &
Natural Gas,
Ministry of
Railways,
Shipping &
Surface
Transport
* Not required any more