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Despite the power sector having come out of the coal crisis, captive power plant (CPP)-based non-power industries, such as aluminium, steel, zinc and cement, among others, continue to get less than 50 per cent of their coal requirements.
This comes despite these industries having secured linkages and Coal India (CIL) auctions, Indian Captive Power Producers Association (ICPPA) said on Monday.
The apex body of captive power producers has made a representation in this regard to the coal, railways and power ministries. It has sought urgent support for normalising coal supplies to CPP-based non-power industries.
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