Maximise production in captive coal mines: Ministry to GENCOs

Power Ministry issues directions to all GENCOs including Independent Power Producers (IPPs) for timely Import of Coal for blending purposes.

Power Ministry has issued directions to all GENCOs that if the orders for import of coal for blending are not placed by GENCOs by 31.05.2022 and if the imported coal for blending purpose do not start arriving at the power plants by 15.06.2022, all the defaulter GENCOs would have to import coal for blending purpose to the extent of 15 percent (in order to meet shortfall of imported coal for blending purpose in Quarter 1 i.e. Apr-June 2022) in the remaining period up to 31.10.2022. It further noted that not much blending has taken place in the months of April and May 2022, the power plants (who have not yet started blending by imported coal) will ensure that they blend coal at the rate of 15 percent up to Oct 2022 and thereafter at the rate of 10 percent from November 2022 to March 2023.

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