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India turns to local coal for planned 4,000 MW Tamil Nadu project

India will use domestic coal for its proposed 4,000 megawatt power project in southern Tamil Nadu state, instead of imported it, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday, as the south Asian nation seeks to cut its overseas purchases.

April 05, 2017 / 11:49 IST
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India will use domestic coal for its proposed 4,000 megawatt power project in southern Tamil Nadu state, instead of imported it, Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday, as the south Asian nation seeks to cut its overseas purchases.

He said the state power minister has agreed for use of domestic coal for the project.

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first published: Apr 5, 2017 11:47 am

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