According to the statement, this is best-in-class performance among the large-size power stations in the Indian Power Sector, which benefits nearly 42 crore population served by seven procurer states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Delhi.
The PMO has asked the Coal Ministry to work out a plan of action to deal with the present situation -- arising out of the Supreme Court's cancelling the allocation of 214 coal blocks -- in consultation with infrastructure ministries so that end-use plants are not stranded in the absence of fuel.
The Chhatrasal coal mine allotted to Reliance Power's 4,000 MW Sasan Thermal Power project in Madhya Pradesh has received environment clearance. "The Chhatrasal coal block, one of the three captive coal blocks allotted to Sasan Power Ltd in 2006, has received clearance from the ministry of environment and forest," said a source.