India asks utilities to import 4% coal until March 2024

India has asked utilities to import 4% of their coal requirements until March next year in order to meet the country's increasing power demand, which has been exacerbated by hot weather, industrial activity, and deficient rainfall. To address the shortage, the government is also planning to revive idling gas-based power utilities and discuss the utilization of gas-based capacity in a meeting chaired by the power and renewable energy minister.

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