Coal India yet to sign fuel supply pacts for 4925 MW.

Amid fuel supply issues, state-owned Coal India (CIL) has so far signed fuel supply pacts with power plants for a capacity of only 73,075 MW.

The coal and power ministries are now under one Minister- Piyush Goyal.

Out of 78,000 MW capacity as on date Coal India (CIL) signed fuel supply agreements (FSAs) for a capacity of 73,075 MW, the Coal ministry said in a document dated June 25.

Pacts for the remaining 4925 MW could not be signed till date due to issues, including 'extension of coal supplies beyond the period admissible under tapering linkage policy', the ministry said.

Tapering linkage is short-term linkage provided to those consumers who have been allocated captive coal blocks but which could not be developed on time.

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