In order to handle the rising power disaster within the nation, the federal government has invoked Section 11 of the Electricity Act, asking all imported coal-based tasks to generate electrical energy, an Economic Times report stated.
This order will convey on stream at least 7 GW power plants of Essar Power, Coastal Energen in states equivalent to Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu and it’ll additionally apply to the plants below the National Company Law Tribunal. The order can even assist restart non-operational models of Adani Power and Tata Power, says the report.
India has 17,600-MW imported coal plants, nevertheless, solely 10,000 MW are working due to the shortage of compensation for the excessive imported coal costs, the report stated.
Section 11 of the Electricity Act offers the federal government the authority, in extraordinary circumstances, to order any producing firm to function and preserve its stations in accordance with the order.
These plants will provide power to power buy settlement holders. Any surplus power shall be offered within the power change.
“With this order, any state together with Gujarat and Rajasthan should purchase power from exchanges whereas the industrial points might be resolved later. This will assist in growing electrical energy availability within the nation,” a senior authorities official stated.
The tariffs of the tasks working on high-cost imported coal shall be labored out by a committee constituted by the ministry of power, the Central Electricity Authority, and the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission.
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