India's Power Sector Coal Requirement to Reach 850 Million Tons by 2016
India's Power Sector Coal Requirement to Reach 850 Million Tons by 2016
BANGALORE, INDIA--August 2, 2010--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--In a recent development, India's electricity regulatory body, Central Electricity Authority (CEA) (New Delhi), directed the power ministry to commission a detailed study on how much coal would be required to bridge the demand-supply gap in the country. The study will include short- and long-term analyses of coal requirements for fresh thermal power plants. Officials have indicated that the study has become imperative to assess coal requirements for the next 10 to 20 years, and recommend improvements in the transmission, distribution and quality of power supplied.
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