The recent debarment of some discoms from electricity trading has put the spotlight back on key reforms required in the power sector - Issue Date: Sep 18, 2022
The debarment by the POSOCO of electricity trading by 27 power utilities in 13 states has put the spotlight back on key reforms outlined in the Electricity (Amendment) Bill, 2022.
India, which is in the midst of a power crisis due to a coal shortage triggered by an intense summer, recorded a 29% increase in coal production from a year earlier in April. Production of the fossil fuel jumped to 66.58 million tonnes (mt) last month from 51.62 mt a year earlier, the coal ministry .