Fewer power cos may import coal via CIL due to higher cost

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 8, 2013, 15:49

"Out of the 36,000 MW capacity projects for which the government has mandated Coal India to import coal on cost plus basis, less than 10 percent are willing to import coal through the utility," a Power Ministry official said.

'Power cos should decrease tariff if global fuel prices fall'

Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 18:14

R V Shahi, former Power Secretary and a power sector expert, said the compensatory tariff is a variable tariff and it should be revised both ways.

Power cos may import 82 MT of coal in 2013-14: CEA

Last Updated: Sunday, April 21, 2013, 11:15

Power generation utilities are likely to ship in over 80 million tonnes of coal during the current financial year to feed the import fuel-based projects and bridge the shortfall in domestic production.

Power Ministry advises power cos to evolve CMP

Last Updated: Wednesday, January 9, 2013, 16:27

Ministry of Power has advised all the power companies in the country to evolve Crisis Management Plan (CMP) to effectively avoid disruption in generation, transmission and distribution of electricity.

Single FSA for PSUs and private coal consumers

Last Updated: Saturday, December 22, 2012, 16:56

There would a single "Fuel Supply Agreement" (FSA) draft for both public and private sector power companies seeking coal from Coal India Ltd.

Power cos may buy coal from sources other than CIL: Govt

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 14:36

Power companies may secure coal from alternative sources in the absence of sufficient supply of the fuel from state-run Coal India, Parliament was informed Thursday.

PMO asks power cos to ink fuel supply pact with CIL by Nov-end

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 23:33

Principal Secretary to Prime Minister Pulok Chatterjee on Wednesday convened a meeting to sort out issues impeding signing of fuel supply agreements (FSA) between CIL and power producers.

Shore up distribution cos finances to mitigate power woes: S&P

Last Updated: Monday, September 10, 2012, 14:11

Sustained improvement in credit quality of distribution companies and more private sector participation can provide a long-term solution to India's power sector woes, Standard & Poor's has said.

10 power companies get coal blocks in Odisha: Govt

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 21:28

Odisha govt said 10 power generating companies including three state-run public sector undertakings are allocated coal blocks by the Centre.

GAIL provided Rs 246 crore of undue benefit to private power companies: CAG

Last Updated: Tuesday, September 4, 2012, 14:58

The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has pulled up gas utility GAIL India for giving over Rs 246 crore of undue benefit to private power producers by supplying natural gas at subsidised rates.

Moily assures private power companies of addressing sectoral problems

Last Updated: Friday, August 31, 2012, 19:57

Power Minister Veerappa Moily on Friday assured private power producers that the government would take "quickest" possible decisions to address fuel shortages and other hurdles impacting the sector.

CIL to pay 40% penalty for shortfall in supply to power cos

Last Updated: Tuesday, August 7, 2012, 19:39

Coal India board on Tuesday agreed to a hefty penalty of up to 40 percent if it fails to supply the committed quantity of the fuel to power firms, paving the way for signing new FSAs with electricity producers.