Power producers likely to look at domestic coal to cut costs

Tata Power would look at domestic coal at its Mundra plant to cut losses

Private power producers may be looking at sourcing domestic coal to cut costs and keep power projects viable in the wake of volatile imported coal prices and regulatory decisions favouring the partial shift.
 
Tata Power, JSW Energy, and Essar Power are among the bigger names considering partially using domestic coal at plants developed to run on imported coal only.
 
Kameswara Rao, partner at PwC India, said early discussions on using domestic coal at plants had started. “It is possible to blend domestic coal up to 20 per cent, depending on plant design. Some investment is still needed, for