Imported coal set to increase NTPC's final tariff by 50-70 paise

For the upcoming monsoon season, which is also the time when coal mining activity is reduced, NTPC is shoring up its own reserves

State-owned NTPC will see its fuel cost go up to Rs 7-8 per unit by importing coal against Rs 2 per unit by buying in the domestic market from Coal India (CIL). Senior officials said this would increase the final tariff of NTPC by 50-70 paise and it will be passed on to electricity consumers.

Senior officials said domestic coal shortfall led to the Centre urging the generators to sign last-minute coal contracts, which is currently at least 200 per cent costlier than domestic coal. Global inflationary pressures, largely due to the Russia-Ukraine war, have pumped up the price of