New Delhi: The power ministry has asked the coal and railways ministries to exempt power plants from advance coal and freight payments for three months, in order to avoid electricity supply disruptions amid Corona virus pandemic.
A senior ministry official said the short-term dispensation was requested by private power companies that constitute 35% of Indian electricity generation base as they cited cash crunch due to non-payment by discoms. State and central generating companies including NTPCNSE 0.18 % also face the problems but the power ministry on Friday directed them to supply electricity to even defaulting state electricity distribution companies through a three- month moratorium.
