Press Trust of India reported that state run NTPC's power projects in West Bengal, Bihar and Orissa are the worst affected in the eastern region due to the ongoing coal supply crisis as actual generation at these plants is much lower than targeted.

A Central Electricity Authority official said “Problem in the eastern region power plants of NTPC is mainly due to coal shortage and coal handling problems,"

He told “Eastern Coalfields is supplying coal to NTPC's eastern region plants. Coal transportation, which is through railways, is a problem, therefore, the hiccups.”

The coal at these project sites is supplied by Eastern Coalfields Ltd, a subsidiary of state owned Coal India.

(Sourced from PTI)