OBSTACLE RACE: Sixty-five clearances required for a thermal power project

Central /
state /local

PRE-DEVELOPMENT

Central /
state /local

25 Airstrip and helicopter landing pad, and use of helicopter C

and / or other aircraft

> Corporate
1 Certificate of incorporation, commencement of business C

26 Provision of telecommunications and satellite facilities

Filing of industrial enterprise memorandum

> Coastal Regulatory Zone (CRZ)

Sales tax registration

27 CRZ clearance

IT PAN No.

28 Water drawal permission

S
S

Offshore financing arrangements, tax confirmation,

insurance and IPO

> Water Linkage

29 Approval for water drawal from perennial river / dam

Mega-power status

30 Approval for water intake system design

Memorandum of understanding with state govt

31 Permission for use of ground water during construction

Import-export code

> Coal
32 Coal linkage / supply agreement / application for
allotment for coal block

> Labour
9 Registration under the State Employees Insurance
Act, 1948

10 Registration under Minimum Wages Act 1

POST-DEVELOPMENT

33 Permission for railway siding / RoW for rail track

34 Preparation & approval of mining plan

11 Registration under Labour Act

35 Fuel transport agreement

12 Registration under the Provident Funds Act

36 Approval for usage of waterfront & construction of Jetty

( in case sea front is used for transport)

> Land Acquisition / ROW / Connectivity

13 Approval for land requirement

14 Stamp duty exemption

> Power Purchase Agreement (PPA)

37 Power purchase agreement (PPA)

15 Private land acquisition

S/L

16 Allocation of govt land

17 Allocation of forest land & forest land clearance

> Environmental Clearance

38 No-objection certificate / consent to establish

39 Approval of rehabilitation & resettlement plan

40 EIA study, public hearing, submission of report

18 Conversion of land use to non-agriculture purposes

19 Allocation of tribal land

20 Allocation of land for fuel transport (Railway siding)

21 Water intake pipeline right of way (RoW)

22 Land acquisition for water intake pump house

23 Construction power line RoW

43 Clearance for transportation of heavy material /

machinery on roads / bridge

24 Power evacuation line RoW

44 NOC for construction

41 TOR / environment Clearance

Central /
state /local

45 No-objection certificate for storage of construction

L
materials and chemicals, etc.
46 Chimney / stack height clearance
C
47 Approval of proposed design and construction of
S
the project pursuant to section 6 of the factories act,1948.
48 Defence clearance
C
49 Construction power approval
S
50 Approvals acc to explosives Act for blasting & allied
S
activities for site preparation
> Power Evacuation and Open Access
51 Approval from transmission utility
C/S
52 Execution of Bulk Purchase Transmission Agreement STU / CTU

C/S

> Miscellaneous Clearances

42 Permission for various imports / spares pursuant to the C
Foreign Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992

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64

C/S
L

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Approval for factories pre- and post-installation

S
Essentiality certificate for import duty concession
S
Approval for electrical layout pre- and post-installationS
Approval and registration of steam generator and allied S
pressure parts as per Indian Boiler Regulation
Consent to operate plant
S
Customs clearance for capital goods import
C
Consent under the Factories Act, 1948, relating to fire
S
fighting capability
CEIG clearance
S
Approval of weigh bridge and weigh scales
S
Approval acc to Indian petroleum Act and petroleum
S
rules for storage and transport of petroleum product
Approval acc to gas cylinder rules and handling and
S
transport of compressed gases
Review the frequency used for Power Line Carrier
C
Communication system to ensure no interference
with other power line users
Commissioning & COD certification
S