Coal Stock Supply

India is supplying a record 2.6 million tonnes of coal daily to power plants, but 96 plants had stocks for less than three days as of October 19 amid weather disruptions and rising electricity demand

The Ministries of Coal, Railways, and Power are working closely together to ensure the continued availability of coal for all thermal power plant

The Union coal ministry is confident that till September-end, there will be 9-10 days of coal stock at the power units

Stock at power stations 'reducing consistently' since May 2020, says CREA.

Damodar Valley Corp is examining a proposal from the private firm for supplying 1 million tons to its power plants.

The state buys most of its electricity from others; launches a campaign asking people to save electricity.

NTPC Ltd is ramping up coal output from its mines and importing 270,000 tonnes of the fossil fuel under existing contracts, as it seeks to boost stocks at its plants and meet rising electricity demand

While the coal stocks in the Maharatna company peaked to around 60 mt, coal stocks in power plants rose to 41.41 mt - the highest ever inventory level in the country till date

According to the railway ministry, the number of rakes for Coal India (CIL) has improved to 235 per day in November, compared with 223 in October