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Jul 22, 2014
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Power producers advised to import 54 MT of coal in FY15:Coal minister
Amid fuel shortages, power producers have been advised to import 54 million tonne (MT) of coal in the current fiscal, the government on Monday said.‘‘For the year 2014-15, power utilities have been advised to import 54 MT coal to meet the shortfall,’’ coal and power minister Piyush Goyal said in the Rajya Sabha.Stating that the power utilities, including NTPC, are importing coal to bridge the shortfall of domestic coal, the minister said that during the April-June period of 2014 as against annual target of 16.6 MT, the country's largest power producer has so far imported 3.6 MT of dry fuel.
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http://www.financialexpress.com
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