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Centre directs state-owned NTPC and DVC to meet Delhi's power demand

PMO likely to review coal & power situation today

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Shreya Jai New Delhi
The Union Ministry of Power has directed state-owned power generators NTPC and DVC to meet the power demand of Delhi, which has complained of coal and gas shortage at its power generation units and raised alarms of power cuts.

The power ministry has directed the two generators to ensure that distribution companies (discoms) of Delhi get as much power as requisitioned by them.

“NTPC and DVC may offer the normative declared capacity (DC) to the Delhi discoms as per their allocations made to them under respective PPAs, from their coal based power stations. Both NTPC and DVC have committed to