However, gas produced from difficult fields was seen down by 11 percent for the period, as compared to October to March period.
Jyotiraditya Scindia, Minister of State (Independent Charge), Power, said the North Karanpura Project will be on stream in the 13th Plan, and discom viability would be the biggest focus area for the power ministry. .
Activist UK fund The Children's Investment Fund Management (TCI) threatened legal action against Coal India's directors for not protecting minority shareholder interests, underlining investor dissatisfaction with state-run Indian companies.
Coal India Ltd (CIL)will roll back an increase in prices which it introduced this month due to opposition from cement and power sectors which are its customers.
State electricity boards (SEBs) deteriorating financials have made recoveries difficult, says Anil Sardana, managing director of Tata Power.