TVA's coal-procurement practices: more-effective management needed

Technical Report · Fri Aug 14 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5694006

The Tennessee Valley Authority is one of the largest coal-buying utilities in the Nation. Coal costs are a major expense to TVA and thus affect power rates. The coal purchasing program should be managed more effectively in order to keep down coal costs. TVA has purchased a great deal of its coal during times that were least favorable for buying coal. Consequently, TVA paid premium prices. The lack of a long-range comprehensive plan for buying coal has led to other problems as well. GAO points out problems TVA has had with respect to its coal-buying practices and recommends that a long-range plan for coal purchases be developed and that procurement practices be improved.

• Research Organization: General Accounting Office, Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5694006
• Report Number(s): EMD-81-65; ON: DE82901930
• Resource Relation: Other Information: Report to the Congress of the United States by the Comptroller General
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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