Tata Power has invited bids for supply of 360,000 tonnes (t) of Indonesian-origin coal for its Trombay thermal power station.
The material specification comprises 4200 GAR which is to be loaded through six geared supramax shipments of 60,000 t each especially at Mumbai Port. Of these, three supramax cargo vessels are required on firm basis, while the remaining three are optional at buyer’s end.
Bidders can take part in the tender process by submitting supply quotation for minimum two shipments (one firm and one optional).
The company has informed that the laycan period for delivery would be April-June, 2023, with two shipments loaded on a monthly basis. The criteria of bid evaluation will be landed energy price of coal, while the last date of bid submission is 25 January, 2023.
Coal sourcing of plants
Tata Power currently operates five coal-based power stations, namely Mundra, Trombay, Maithon, Jojobera and Prayagraj.
However, the company has been procuring imported coal particularly for its Mundra and Trombay facility, which are designed to run on imported coal.
The Mundra plant has imported 3.85 million tonnes (mnt) of coal during April-November, 2022, registering a growth of 50% against 2.56 mnt in April-November, 2021. The Trombay facility imported 1.71 mnt in the 8-month period, stable y-o-y, as per power ministry’s data.
On the other hand, no import has been recorded for the remaining domestic coal-based plants so far in the ongoing fiscal (FY’23).
Nevertheless, the domestic coal-based plants are expected to initiate imported coal procurement for blending purposes, in tandem with the government’s mandate, so as to maintain adequate inventory for the summer season.
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