It was indicated to the Portfolio Committee that in India, coal mines are not allowed to discard coal hence they have invested in generation capacity, to utilize the waste. The Ferrochrome industry also indicated the potential to generate power and can generate power at below Eskom's rates. At lease 200MW can be generated from waste gas and a further 180MW from thermal power (steam). This can be installed at a cost of R18m per MW and the projects need about eight years to break even.