Clearance required for setting up thermal power plant in India. Comprising of pre and posrt project implementation.

1. CLEARANCE REQUIRED
FOR SETTING UP
THERMAL POWER PLANT
IN INDIA

2. PRE DEVELOPMENT

3. CORPORATE
1. Certification of incorporation, commencement of
business
2. Filing of industrial enterprise memorandum
3. Sales tax registration
4. IT PAN number
5. Offshore financing arrangements, tax confirmation,
insurance, IPO
6. Mega-power status
7. MoU with State Government
8. Import-export code

4. LABOUR
1. Registration under the State Employee Insurance Act,
1948
2. Registration under Minimum Wages Act
3. Registration under Labour Act
4. Registration under Provident Fund Act

5. LAND
ACQUISITION/ROW/CONNECTI
VITY
1. Approval for Land Requirement
2. Stamp duty exemption
3. Private Land acquisition
4. Allocation of government Land
5. Allocation of forest land and forest land clearance
6. Conversion of land use to non-agricultural purpose
7. Allocation of tribal land
8. Allocation of land for fuel transport (Railway Siding)

6. CONTINUED…
1. Water intake pipeline – Right of Way (RoW)
2. Land acquisition for water intake pump house
3. Construction of power line – RoW
4. Power Evacuation line – RoW
5. Airstrip and helicopter landing pad, and use of
helicopter and/other aircraft
6. Provision of telecommunication and satellite facilities

7. COASTAL REGULATORY ZONE
1. Costal regulatory zone clearance
2. Water drawl permission

8. WATER LINKAGE
1. Approval for water drawl from perennial river/dam
2. Approval for water intake system design
3. Permission for the use of ground water during
construction

9. COAL
1. Coal linkage/supply agreement/application for
allotment of coal block
2. Permission for railway siding/ RoW for rail track
3. Preparation & approval of mining plan
4. Fuel transport agreement
5. Approval for usage of water front & construction of
jetty (in case seafront is used for transport)

10. POWER PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
1. Power Purchase Agreement

11. ENVIRONMENTAL
CLEARANCE
1. No-objection certification/consent to establish
2. Approval of rehabilitation & resettlement plan
3. EIA study, public hearing, submission of report
4. TOR/Environmental Clearance

12. MISCELLANEOUS
CLEARANCE
1. Permission for various import/spares pursuant to the Foreign
Trade (Development and Regulation) Act, 1992
2. Clearance for transportation of heavy material/machinery on
roads/bridge
3. NOC for construction
4. No objection certificate for storage of construction, material
and chemical, etc.
5. Chimney/Stack height clearance
6. Approval of proposed design and construction of the project
pursuant to section 6 of the factories act, 1948
7. Defense clearance
8. Construction power approval
9. Approval according to explosive Act for blasting & allied
activities for site preparation

13. POWER EVACUATION AND
OPEN ACCESS
1. Approval from transmission utility
2. Execution of Bulk Purchase Transmission Agreement

14. POST-DEVELOPMENT
1. Approval for factories pre and post installation
2. Essentiality certificate for import duty concession
3. Approval for electrical layout pre and post installation
4. Approval and registration of steam generator and
allied pressure part as per Indian Boiler Regulation
5. Consent to operate plant
6. Custom clearance for capital goods import
7. Consent under the factories Act, 1948, relating to fire
fighting capability

15. CONTINUED…
1. CEIG clearance
2. Approval of weigh bridge and weigh scales
3. Approval according to Indian petroleum act and
petroleum rule for storage and transport of petroleum
product
4. Approval according to gas cylinder rules and handling
and transport of compressed gases
5. Review the frequency used Power Line Carrier
Communication System to ensure no interference with
other power line users
6. Commissioning & COD certification