July 13, 2012. Country's largest power producer NTPC called bids seeking supply of two million tonnes (mt) of imported coal for eight of its electricity generating stations. Scope of the contracts include supply of imported steam coal to NTPC at Indian ports, arranging railway rakes and delivery at NTPC station. The company intends to finance the cost, estimated at ' 100 crore, through own resources. The company has issues a tender seeking supply of 1.1 million tonnes of imported coal for its projects at Farakka in West Bengal and Kahalgaon in Bihar. Another 0.9 million tonnes will be used at the company' plants at Dadri, Singrauli, Tanda, Unchahar and Rihand in Uttar Pradesh and Vindhayachal in Madhya Pradesh.