NTPC mulls 5.4 million tonnes coal import in first half of 2023-24

State-run power giant NTPC is planning to import around 5.4 million tonnes of coal to meet the supply shortage during the first half 2023-24 fiscal, Parliament was informed on Tuesday. “NTPC is planning to import around 5.4 million tonnes of coal for its group stations to meet domestic coal supply shortage during the first half of Financial Year 2023-24,” Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.