Power ministry asks CEA to compute coal consumption
The power ministry on Sunday asked the Central Electricity Authority of India (CEA) to compute the quantity of the coal consumed, that was procured under the SHAKTI B policy, mandating blending of 10% by weight for the power generation from June 15, 2022, to March 31, 2023.
This blended coal is equivalent to about 15% of the domestic coal in terms of energy.
“Shakti B (viii) (a) is the window for power plants having untied capacity to bid for coal, to generate power using this coal and sell it in the exchange under the Day-Ahead Market (DAM) or the Discovery of Efficient Electricity Price (DEEP) portal for short term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA),” said the ministry of power in an official statement.
