As power plants across the country complain about a coal shortage, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) has overhauled the methodology to calculate coal stocks and the level at which a plant can be declared critical.
The CEA plans to streamline data for demand and performance of state power utilities and power plants along with coal and railway rake availability.
The CEA is the technical arm of the power ministry and tabulates daily data of coal stocks at power plants. During the last two months, the average coal stock at power plants across India has dwindled to six days. The low availability of