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- India’s government ordered 112 captive coal-fired plants to run at full capacity Oct 1-Dec 31.
- Plants 50 MW or larger must run at full capacity and sell surplus power on exchanges.
- India’s peak demand hit a record 269 GW on Sep 10, driven by heat, low rainfall and El Niño-affected irrigation.
- The order also kept Tata Power’s imported-coal Mundra plant operating through Dec 31.