Tamil Nadu Distribution and Generation Corporation Limited (TNDGCL) is all geared up to totally stop importing coal, with the Government of India (GoI) assuring extra supply from the mines in the Jharkhand state.
On an average, TNDGCL requires at least 21 MnT of coal to run its thermal units; but the domestic supply is at 15 to 16 MnT from Coal India Limited; the balance is imported from Indonesia.
The stoppage of coal imports will save at least INR 400 crore per annually for the entity.
Besides, the GoI also has agreed to increase coal allocation to the power entity for its new thermal projects, at Uppur and North Chennai.
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