Why import coal? UP power regulator asks gencos

While thermal power generating plants are grappling with coal shortages and there is a rush among them to import coal, the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission has sought clarifications on procurement of imported coal by private gencos in the state.

In separate letters to Lalitpur Power Generation Company, Rosa Power Company, Bajaj Energy Limited and Dhariwal Infrastructre Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of CESC, the regulator has sought information on whether the consent of the beneficiary (which in this case is UPPCL and its discoms), has been taken in advance for procuring imported coal and whether they had obtained the approval from their board of directors.