(FE)
NTPC will meet a tenth of its coal requirements through imports in the current fiscal, by importing 20 million tonne (MT) of fuel and raising its captive fuel capacity by about 60%, according to a senior company official.
The state-run power producer wants to ensure supplies from its thermal stations are not disrupted by the domestic coal shortage. NTPC has also decided to put the plans to expand coal-fired capacities on the front-burner, the official said, adding that the company will soon award a contract for a 2 X 660-megawatt coal-fired unit at its Talcher station in Odisha. Also, the company may revisit an earlier decision to slow the capacity expansion at Chhattisgarh’s Lara and Uttar Pradesh’s Singrauli super power stations.
