‘GROUP
COASTAL ENERGEN PVT, LTD
Ground Floar, Buhari Buildings, 5, Moores Read, Chennai - 600 006. INDIA.
Tek +941 44.4296 4296. Fax: +91 44 4296 4297. wavsicoslandoilcom 1 vere-coastalenergen.com
Ref No Energen/ TNPCB/03 49" April 2010
To
The Member Secretary, ‘
Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board,
76, Anna Salai
Guindy, Chennai-800032,
‘Sub: Amendment to TNPC Board-Consent for Establishment-M/s Coastal
Energen Private Ltd, -reg.
Ref: 1 Consent Order No 5144 dated 03.12.09,
2, Our letter-Energen/TNPGB/02 dated: 24..2.2010
Dear Sir, '
In continuation of our fetter under reference (2) we like to bring the following additional
details for your favourable consideration.
AS per the special condition of the consent order “S! No 8 Unit shall collect bottom ash in
aly form and store in the storage silo and dispose the entire boitom ash for beneficial use
as reported’, we have invited tenders for dry collection of bottom ash vide our notification
dated 11" January 2010 (copy enclosed) the following bidders participated in the ash
handling tender
1) Macawber Beekay Pvt Lid., Kolkatta
2) Tecpro Ash Tech Limited,
3) McNally Bharat Engg Co Ltd,
All the above tenders have not offered their quote for the dry bottom ash. (Extract of the
bid offer copy enclosed for reference) Though we made sincere efforts to strictly
implement the special condition, we are not in a position to implement the same, as the
bidders, are not in a position to offer such a facility (Copy of the bid document enclosed)
We intend collecting the bottom ash in semi dry form and store, in the silo bafore disposing
the same in to the ash pond. This semi dry bottom ash can also be disposed off to any
willing end users from the stored silo,
We would also like to bring to your kind notice that MoEF, New Delhi in their approval of
Environmenta),clesTaliceskave permitted to clisposs off the botiom ash in the ash pond.CeO
We would lke to bring to your kind notice that since ours is a plant using predominantly
Imported coal and as you are aware that the ash content is less than 12% in imported
Coal. The composition of bottom ash will be less than 20% of the total ash quantity (2.4%),
which will not have any adverse impact to the environment by collection of hettom ach in
semi dry fotrn and disposing off to the ash pond, Further the ash pond wil be made
deen ab'e with Black cotion soll and sides lined with HOPE lining. The ash dyke for
clsposel of bottom ash will consist of bore holes around! the tosline with plazometore fitted
for monitoring of leachetes.
Under the circumstances we request you to consider our proposal for collecting the bottom
ash in semidry form and to dispose of the bottom ash in the ash pond and suitably amend
{he special condition to enable us to move forward and complete the ach handling
package
Awaiting your favorable orders in this matter.
Thanking You
Yours faithfully,
re
Q
CB
For Coastal Energen Pvt Iid.,
R.Murali kumar.
Vice President- Project
Encl:
i. Bid notification
ji, Extract of the ash bid offer
ii, MOEF letter