(3) The purpose of this memorandum is to document the Risk Management Policy of the Company. (1) The objectives of the Risk Management Policy are:

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1 (1) Risk Management Policy I Purpose : (1) The Company has been formed as a Special Purpose Vehicle for implementing the 3840 MW imported Coal based thermal power plant (Project) in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The project is being implemented in Phases. Phase I of the project is for 1200 MW comprising of 2 units of 600 MW each (2) The Company recognizes that the risks that it is exposed to, while doing business, are varied in nature, and go hand in hand with the business opportunities. Accordingly there is a need for judicious identification, measurement and management of the risks duly complemented with establishment of robust processes and development of enterprise wide capabilities to appreciate risk management in everyday business (3) The purpose of this memorandum is to document the Risk Management Policy of the Company II Objectives : (1) The objectives of the Risk Management Policy are: (c) (d) To ensure adequacy and robustness of risk management policy and systems To integrate risk management into the culture of the organization To align risk management framework with business objectives and strategy To facilitate compliance with extant regulations through adoption of best practices III Role of the Board and Risk Management Committee (RMC): (1) The Board has ultimate responsibility for management of risks associated with the operations of the Company

2 (2) The Risk Management Committee of the Board (RMC) is, inter alia, mandated to : Review the adequacy of the risk management framework and operational procedures developed for businesses and products from time to time Provide guidance on strengthening of risk management practices to respond to emerging global and national market and regulatory developments (3) The RMC will provide supervisory oversight to risk management concerns of the Company. It will, inter alia : Set the tone and influence the culture of risk management within the Company/Group. This includes : (ii) (iii) communicating approach to risk determining acceptable and non-acceptable risks setting the standards and expectations of staff with respect to conduct and probity (c) (d) (e) (f) Define the risk appetite or level of exposure for the Company/Group Approve major policy development affecting the Company s risk profile or exposure Monitor the management of fundamental risks to reduce the likelihood of unwelcome surprises Receive assurance that the preventable risks are being actively managed, with the appropriate controls in place and working effectively Periodically review key elements of risk management practices and procedures and approve changes or improvements

3 (4) The RMC will also be responsible for review of the risk management policy of the Company and recommend appropriate amendments for the consideration of the Board IV Underlying approach to Risk Management: The following key principles outline the Company s approach to risk management and internal control: (1) Evaluation of risk management in the Companies within the Group will recognize that they are exposed to a large number of risks which are inextricably linked to entrepreneurial initiatives and core business objectives (2) Adoption of an open and receptive approach to address risk in business (3) Co-ordination with all Verticals/Group Entities to ensure that Internal Control and Risk Management Framework are in accordance with the policies set up by the Board/RMC (4) Authorization of the MD & CEO for implementation of policies approved by the Board/RMC and periodic reporting thereon V Role of Senior Management Role of the Senior Management is to: (1) Implement policies on risk management and internal control (2) Identify and evaluate the fundamental risks faced by the Company/Group (3) Undertake periodic review of effectiveness of the system of internal control (4) Report on the above and provide adequate information in a timely manner to the Board and RMC on the status of risks and controls

4 VI Role of Employees : Employees at all levels are required to participate in risk identification, reporting, management and mitigation as per the policy and directions of the Risk Management Committee. VII Risk Management Process: (1) No entrepreneurial activity should be undertaken without assessment and assumption of risks and associated revenue opportunities. The Company has accordingly established a Risk Management Process/Framework aimed at minimization of identified risks after evaluation so as to enable management to take informed decisions (2) Principal elements of the framework are as follows : Risk Identification: Management identifies potential events that may positively or negatively affect a company s ability to implement its strategy and achieve its objectives and performance goals. Potentially, negative events represent risks and are assigned a unique identifier. The identification process is based on a collegium approach to bring broader perspective to risk identification covering operations as well as support functions Root Cause Analysis: Root Cause Analysis, undertaken on a consultative basis, enables tracing the reasons and drivers for a risk element and helps develop appropriate mitigation action (c) Risk Management/Mitigation Plan (RMP): Management develops appropriate responsive action to review various alternatives, costs and benefits, with a view to managing/mitigating identified risks and limiting the impact within tolerance level. The RMP will, inter alia, bring clarity on risk ownership, control environment timelines, standard operating procedures (SOP) etc RMP constitutes the core of effective risk management. The mitigation plan covers: Required Action

5 (ii) (iii) (iv) (v) (vi) Required Resources Responsibilities Timing Performance Measures and Reporting and Monitoring requirements The RMP requires adequate precision and specificity to manage/mitigate identified risks in terms of documented approach (accept, avoid, reduce, share) towards the risks with specific responsibility assigned for management of the risks. It will be an auditable document and an inter temporal comparison of the mitigation plan is expected to signal improving direction (d) Risk Scoring: Management considers qualitative and quantitative methods to evaluate the likelihood and impact of identified risk elements. Likelihood of occurrence of a risk element within a defined time horizon is scored based on polled opinion or from analysis of event logs drawn from the past. Impact is measured based on a risk element s potential impact on cost, revenue, profit etc. should the risk element materialise. The composite score of impact and likelihood are tabulated in an orderly fashion in the Risk Register (RR) (e) Risk Categorization: Risks identified in RR are grouped in to External (ii) Strategic and (iii) Preventable categories: Preventable Risks are largely internal to organization and are generally operational in nature. The endeavor is to reduce/eliminate incidence in this category as they are controllable. SOPs and Audit Plans are relied upon to monitor and control such internal operational risks (ii) Strategy Risks are voluntarily assumed risks in order to generate superior returns/market share from its strategy. Approaches to strategy risk is Accept / Share, backed by a risk management system designed to reduce the probability of potential downside of the assumed risks and to improve the company s ability to manage or contain the risk events should they occur (iii) External risks arise from events beyond organization's influence or control. They may arise from natural and

6 political disasters and major macroeconomic shifts. Management regularly endeavors to focus on identification and mitigation of impact through avoid / reduce approach that includes measures like Business Continuity Plan/Disaster Recovery Management Plan/Specific Loss Insurance/policy advocacy etc. (f) Risk Prioritization: Based on the composite scores, risks are prioritized for mitigation actions and reporting (g) Risk Monitoring: Designed to assess on an ongoing basis the functioning of risk management components, effectiveness of RMP, consequent impact on residual risk, as well as scan for emerging risks indicated by risk events (h) Risk Reporting: Periodically key risks are reported to Board in the form of Heat Maps and Bubble Maps, root cause, and action taken or proposed. Preventable Risks will be reviewed in the context of operationalisation of SOPs and monitoring of exceptions. External Risks will be taken note of and analysis of the direction of the risks provided. Reporting on status of and movement in Strategic Risks will require analysis of management initiatives and prevalent competitive scenario Threshold of tolerance are defined to distinguish acceptable risks from those which need to be actively managed and closely monitored, and, in particular, highlight ones which are assessed at unacceptable levels. Risk reporting, inter alia, sets down mitigation plans for scaling down every such risk with clearly defined time schedule and accountability or, in the alternative, defines an exit strategy for the relative initiative. Such risk limits are refined in an iterative process with the participation of the RMC and the Board and will represent the Company s risk appetite VIII Group Overview: (1) As Group Company, the risk profile of group business verticals and other key investments are integral to risk assessment for the Company

7 (2) Primary responsibility for risk management in business verticals and group companies rests with the management of respective entity, acting under the supervision and oversight of its Board of Directors. The Company will engage with group entities on the following policy and implementation aspects of risk management: Establishment of common risk terminology, risk identity and description to the best possible extent, given diversity in organization structure, culture and nature of business Adoption of harmonized risk management policy and implementation of a standardized approach and methodology for risk management, covering risk assessment, mitigation, monitoring, reporting and assurance (c) Establishment of a central risk reporting structure for reporting into the Holding Company, and periodic reporting to the IEDCL Board on standalone and aggregated basis IX Periodical Review of Effectiveness Effectiveness of Risk Management Framework is ensured through periodic audit by an independent agency. Validation through audit provides assurance to the Board and RMC that critical risk management processes continue to perform effectively, key measurement and reporting are reliable and established policies are being complied with X Risk Management Committee The Risk Management Committee comprises of the following members: 1. Mr. M S Srinivasan, Chairman & Whole-time Director 2. Mr. Sandeep H. Junnarkar, Director 3. Mr. Ashwani Kumar, Director XI Summation The above provides a broad risk management policy for the Company, and will be subject to annual review of scope and effectiveness