Congress MP Manish Tewari on Tuesday slammed the Ministry of Power for instructing the Punjab government for importing coal by Rail-Ship-Rail mode rather than the direct mode which would cost three times more.
The payment delays by the distribution licensees to power generators can be best addressed through smart prepaid meter installations, part of the recently announced Ministry of Power’s revamped distribution sector scheme, supplemented with the creation of extra currency by the central bank.
The MoP has now directed all states and GENCOs based on domestic coal to import at least 10% of their fuel requirement for blending with domestic coal and meet the growing demand for electricity