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No clear roadmap
The outlook for thermal power generation market is not negative as India is still hugely underserved on electricity. The current limbo is caused by a sudden addition of about 100 GW in a five year period, driven by a policy of coal block allocation i.e., a rush encouraged by the premium from fuel shortages.
Kameswara Rao, Thermal Power Generation, Pwc, Coal Block Allocation, Coal-Fired Plants, Renewable Energy, Electrification, Transport, Power Equipment, BTG Market, Saubhagya Scheme
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Private power firms violating coal block norms
Many private power companies in the country were violating the terms and conditions of coal block allocation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the jurisdiction of Supreme Court (SC) and the Union Power Ministry (MoP) have found in their probe. These companies had been allocated coal blocks as they had submitted that they planned to set up power plants and sell power to distribution companies (discoms).
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Private power firms violating coal block norms
Many private power companies in the country were violating the terms and conditions of coal block allocation, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) under the jurisdiction of Supreme Court (SC) and the Union Power Ministry (MoP) have found in their probe. These companies had been allocated coal blocks as they had submitted that they planned to set up power plants and sell power to distribution companies (discoms).
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