Comfortable coal stocks even after monsoon, says Union coal secretary

Govt expecting 37 mt of coal stocks by Oct-end, 7 mt more than the previous year

The coal stocks at thermal power plants are expected to be at a comfortable 37 million tonnes (mt) by October-end even after depletion during the monsoon months, Union Coal Secretary Vikram Dev Dutt said on Wednesday, noting that there will likely be a stock-up of 7 mt more than the previous year during the same period.

 

By the end of last October, the stock was 30 mt.

 

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting more heatwave days in April-June, India is expected to have a record peak power demand of 270 GW this summer against 250 GW a year ago.