TANGEDCO’s coal imports likely to go up by 60pc
Tamil Nadu requires an additional 3.4 million tonnes of imported coal to stave off power crisis this year. It is 60 per cent more than what it imported last year and the increased import comes in the wake of shortage of domestic coal supply even as the demand for thermal power is increasing in the state as more power plants will reach full capacity this year. Last year while TANGEDCO had a fuel supply agreement for 20 million tonnes of domestic coal, what finally came in was just about 13.1 million tonnes. This meant that the corporation had to take to 5.6 million tonnes of imported coal to meet its demand. But this time the requirement has taken a further leap“Last year, the three power stations including the two units of 600 MW each at th.....