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Sunday, 23 June 2013

Power bills to go up as firms allowed to pass on coal-cost

New Delhi : Electricity bills are likely to go up soon as the government Friday approved a mechanism under which power companies can hike the tariffs if the cost of imported coal rises.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, approved the new mechanism at a meeting here Friday.
The cabinet also approved the proposal to allow private power producers to import coal on their own. Many power projects are stalled or running much below their capacity due to inadequate supply of coal.

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