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India considers requiring power plants to blend up to 5% imported coal
The brief
- Officials are discussing mandatory blending of up to 5% imported coal with domestic coal
- The proposal aims to ease a supply crunch that has pushed spot power prices higher
- Imported coal costs may pressure thermal generators and raise fuel-cost exposure across the power sector
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- Govt directs company-run power plants to supply surplus electricity in market
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India's coal supply measures for power plants
India considered requiring thermal plants to blend up to 5% imported coal as stocks fell to 22.9 million tonnes, equal to seven days of cover, on September 19. It later directed 112 captive coal plants to run at full capacity from October 1 and sell surplus power through exchanges.
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- India considers requiring power plants to blend up to 5% imported coal