SINGAPORE (Reuters) -State-run Coal India has allowed utilities to sell power generated from fuel supplied under long-term deals called “linkage contracts” on power exchanges, it said in a notice on Wednesday.
The move would enable consistent demand for coal, Coal India said in the notice dated August 6, which was reviewed by Reuters.
The decision comes at a time India’s coal-fired power plants are withdrawing more fuel from inventories and slashing fresh purchases from Coal India as coal use for power generation fell for a fourth month despite higher electricity demand.
(Reporting by Sudarshan Varadhan; Editing by Jan Harvey)
