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Power crisis: Import coal, revive stressed power plants, says Centre

The ministry of power has asked government and private sector utilities to import 19 million tonnes of coal by the end of June

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The ministry of power has asked all imported coal-based plants to run at full capacity.

Shine JacobDhruvaksh Saha Chennai/ New Delhi
To combat the country’s growing power crisis, the government is pushing for a 10 per cent blending with imported coal and the revival of stressed power plants. Also on its priority list is the setting up of more renewable energy sources.

The ministry of power has asked government and private sector utilities to import 19 million tonnes of coal by the end of June.

The state-run NTPC and Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC) are scheduled to bring around 3.2 million tonnes of imported coal for blending this month, said Alok Kumar, Union secretary for power. This is likely to push global coal prices

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