The power ministry has asked the Punjab power utility PSPCL to start lifting 15-20 of its domestic coal requirement through rail-ship-rail mode, while highlighting that the transport of dry fuel would be cheaper than the import of coal.
The ministry in a letter to Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd (PSPCL) stated that the transport of fossil fuel using the rail-ship-rail (RSR) mode is though costlier than all rail route, it is cheaper than importing coal.
“The matter was further discussed in the meeting….chaired by secretary power with states/gencos in which PSPCL (Punjab State Power Corporation Ltd) also participated…It was decided to operationalise the RSR plan from January, 2023
