Power plants have actually been asked to accelerate coal imports to satisfy growing demandGovernment on Tuesday permitted power producers to speed up imports of coal to use for as much as 10 percent of blends with the domestic grade to satisfy increased power demand in a relocation that could rise already high international prices.Asia's third-largest economy is facing large-scale outages as several power plants have low coal inventories amidst a sharp spike in international energy prices.So far power plants that use regional coal import less.The note said supply from state-run Coal India Limited (CIL) is not commensurate with the surge in electrical energy usage, resulting in a change in government policy on coal imports.India's power demand has been rising with the revival of the economy after the lifting of COVID 19-induced restrictions.