PIL filed in SC against DVC-NVVN 300-Mw power supply to Bangladesh

PIL alleges that domestic coal as well as the country's hydel resources cannot be used to generate power for exports

Even as the Damodar Valley Corporation (DVC), along with its partner NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN), is gearing itself to supply power to Bangladesh, where it recently won a supply contract of 300 megawatt (Mw) of power for a 15-year time period, both are headed to be drawn into a legal battle on the same.

Piyush Joshi, partner with law firm, Clarus Law Associates, has recently filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Supreme Court against both these firms, challenging the legalities involved in the bidding process.

According to Joshi, who is also an energy practitioner and advises companies