Coal delay to hit new power plants

India is at the risk of missing the 100,000 MW capacity addition target for the Twelfth Five Year Plan. This is due to delayed forest clearances for captive mines that could adversely impact the development and financing of a large number of power projects.Many thermal plants currently under implementation, including the ambitious ultra mega power projects, have been dependent on allotted captive coal mines, which have yet to get forest clearance.