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Increase production to meet rising demand, Goyal to coal companies
UNION Minister for Power and Coal Piyush Goyal on Sunday directed the coal companies to immediately improve performance and fulfil the demand of power plants on war fooling by concentrating on quality of coal and also desired quantity required by power plants. Goyal also asked the coal companies to seriously look into the complaints about quality of coal supplied to power companies and avoid feud with them in the national interest. While addressing the officers of Western Coalfields Limited (WCL) during die performance monitoring meeting on Sunday at WCL Headquarters. Goyal called upon them to increase coal production to fulfil the demand of the country. Making some plain speaking, Goyal reminded coal company officials about negative perception in public domain about them and entire coal sector.
Other stakeholders including power companies which are main consumers of coal, carry a very negative image about coal suppliers and this perception needs to be changed, he told the WCL officials.
It may be recalled that WCL and State-run power utility Mahagenco are fighting with each other over supply of quality coals and each accusing other with violating the law and contractual obligations. Apart from bitter legal fights at various fora. the coal and power companies have public traded charges
Other stakeholders including power companies which are main consumers of coal, carry a very negative image about coal suppliers and this perception needs to be changed, he told the WCL officials.
It may be recalled that WCL and State-run power utility Mahagenco are fighting with each other over supply of quality coals and each accusing other with violating the law and contractual obligations. Apart from bitter legal fights at various fora. the coal and power companies have public traded charges
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