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Logistics cost as a proportion of cost of power<br />

Break up of power cost at busbar 1<br />

INR per kwh, FY 14<br />

3.5<br />

Share of logistics cost<br />

% of cost of power<br />

40<br />

1.0<br />

0.2<br />

2.5<br />

35<br />

32%<br />

34%<br />

1.4<br />

0.9<br />

30<br />

26%<br />

29%<br />

25<br />

Capex<br />

Coal cost O&M<br />

Cost of<br />

pithead<br />

plant<br />

Logistics<br />

cost<br />

Cost of<br />

nonpithead<br />

plant<br />

20<br />

500 1,000 1,500 2,000<br />

km travelled<br />

1 Does not include transmission cost<br />

Supercritical power plant of 660 MW with economic life of 25 years<br />

Plant runs on 100% domestic coal<br />

Average mine to plant distance of 1,000 km<br />

Transportation of coal by rail<br />

Capex of INR 6,000 Cr for 1 GW capacity plant<br />

Average PLF of 80%<br />

SOURCE: Expert discussions<br />

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Share of coastal shipping in freight mix<br />

Nearly 61% coal is transported on rail<br />

100% = 585 MTPA<br />

Coastal is significantly cheaper than rail<br />

INR per tonne km (operating cost)<br />

Pithead<br />

Coastal<br />

Port project<br />

4<br />

5<br />

Road<br />

2<br />

2–3<br />

1.2–1.5<br />

2 additional<br />

handlings<br />

0.2–0.3<br />

Road<br />

Rail<br />

Coastal<br />

28<br />

▪ 28% of movement is pithead and port projects<br />

which are already optimised<br />

61<br />

Rail<br />

▪ Around 63% of movement is via road/rail,<br />

opportunity to optimise the movement by<br />

– Debottlenecking the rail/road routes<br />

– Alternative modal mix using coastal shipping<br />

and inland waterways wherever feasible<br />

SOURCE: Sigma insights<br />

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