Power crisis | NTPC invites bids for importing two million tonnes of coal
The imported coal will primarily be used at power stations that are located far away from the domestic mines that are most vulnerable to disruptions.For the first time in two years, National Thermal Power Corporation Limited (NTPC Ltd) - India’s top power producer, is looking to import coal in view of the possible coal shortage that may hit the country.Although the coal shortage in India has begun easing gradually, the NTPC has floated a tender for the import of one million tonnes of coal, Bloomberg reported.The imported coal will primarily be used at power stations that are located far away from the domestic mines that are most vulnerable to disruptions.The NTPC has also issued a tender on behalf of the Damodar Valley Corporation – which i.....