Coal Ministry has urged Independent power producers (IPP) with coal block allocations to take part in bids for power procurement called for by discoms - the distribution utilities that take care of power procurement and distribution. Albeit, almost all power producers have long-term power purchase agreements with discoms.
The ministry had noticed that the power producers, who were been allocated coal blocks are not participating in the bids and are quoting higher tariff almost similar to projects that had coal linkages. It also, urged them to pass on benefits of low cost of coal from the blocks to the consumers in the form of lower electricity tariff.
This move by the ministry comes at a time when the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is likely to come out with its final report. The CAG has also criticized on the allocation of coal blocks to IPPs and captive power producers and has confirmed that it is in the way of estimating the inappropriate benefits granted to them.
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