Several states yet to act on imports States asked to import 21.8 mil mt, private plants 15.9 mil mt Country invokes rarely used fiat to increase power generation India’s power ministry has asked states to place orders for importing coal so that the fuel could reach power plants from this month, as increasing coal shortage has led to an electricity crisis in various parts of the country.
Despite soaring summer demand and lack of optimum power supply, states including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha and Jharkhand have not yet issued any tender or taken any significant actions for the import of coal, the ministry said in a statement May 5. However, Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra have already placed import orders, while Punjab and Gujarat are in the advanced stages of finalizing tenders. According to people […]