Punjab seeks coal linkages for upcoming power plants
Punjab has sought coal linkages for its upcoming 1980 MW at Talwandi Sabo and 1320 MW thermal plant at Rajpura.
A delegation comprising Punjab Chief Secretary Rakesh Singh, Secretary Power Anirudh Tiwari and Punjab State Power Corporation CMD K D Chaudhry met Coal Secretary Alok Perti on Tuesday in this regard.
"Our priority is to fully commission both the plants before 2014," said Chaudhry.
Because of the shortage of domestic coal in the country, the CIL wanted some amendments pertaining to the quantum of the domestic coal supply before signing of the Fuel Supply Agreement (FSA) with the power companies.
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