India puts power projects based on imported coal under review

New delhi . A pall of uncertainty has been cast over Indian thermal power stations running on imported coal, as the country is moving into surplus production and even considering options to export coal.
 
The Coal Ministry has directed all government-owned and -operated thermal power generation companies to desist from importing coal for their feedstock requirement, and against this backdrop questions have been raised about costs, risks and the viability of imported coal-based mega thermalprojects currently on the anvil.
 
Various government departments had raised questions about the risk that projects based on imported coal would seekfrequent electricity tariff revisions, following changes in the international trading environment.

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