Coal stock in power plants rises 25% in 2018

Coal supply from CIL to power plants rises 7.7% due to availability of railway rakes

Ministry of Coal has increased the Coal stock & Coal supply to power plants to meet the energy demands in the country. With the focus on boosting the domestic Coal Supply, the Coal stock in power plants as on 31 December 2018 was 16.607 million tonnes as compared to 13.199 million tonnes on 31 December 2017.

The increase in Coal stock in Power Plants is around 25% as compared to last year. As on 31 December 2018, number of power plants in Critical/Super Critical Category was 9 as compared to 13 on 31 December 2017.

The Coal Stock in power plants on 31 December 2018 was sufficient for ten days as compared to the Coal stock in power plants in 31 December 2017 which was sufficient for nine days. The Coal supply from Coal India (CIL) to power plants as on 30 December 2018 was 357.5 mt as compared to 30 December 2017 which was 332.03 mt. The increase of the Coal Supply from CIL to power plants is around 7.7% as compared to last year.

Overall, average Railway Rakes per day to power sectors from April to December 2018 was 251.8 compared with 219.7 in the corresponding period of last year.

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