Govt raps CIL execs over production as coal availability remains a worry

The government has told coal companies to immediately ramp up production even as it slammed their executives for not reviewing production regularly, as coal availability remains a worry.
 
The normative coal stock at power units — which used to be for 20-25 days — is down by half to 10-12 days. There are currently 10 units which have zero coal stock, 46 with just one-day stock and 31 with coal stock ranging from seven to 15 days. As per data available with the Central Electricity Authority, the average coal stock at power units stands at 13 days (as on