Coal Ministry working on ensuring adequate reserves at power plants
With indications that the country’s peak power demand is expected to grow in the range of 8-10 per cent y-o-y, the Coal Ministry has set a target of producing 1,017 million tonnes (MT) of coal in the next financial year, beginning April 2023.Sources said that the Coal Ministry is coordinating with the Ministries of Power […]
India plans to invoke emergency law to force imported coal-based utilities
By Sarita Chaganti Singh NEW DELHI (Reuters) – India plans to evoke an emergency law next month which would force power plants running on imported coal to generate power, two government sources told Reuters on Monday, as it expects power demand to surge to record levels this summer. […]
Govt to procure power from imported coal-based plants to ensure adequate supply during summers
The Power Ministry has floated a tender to procure 1,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity from imported coal-based (ICB) plants for April and May this year, when power availability in the day-ahead market (DAM) on power exchanges is expected to be less than the demand.An e-tender was floated on Monday for the procurement of electricity from […]