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Is another coal shortage crisis looming over India?

Last September, 80% of India's thermal power plants were left with less than a week's coal stock. The crisis was averted. A Business Standard report finds we are staring at a similar situation again

Low stock at plants in Apr-Nov due to high power demand, rains: R K Singh

Due to second wave of the pandemic in April-June, 2021, the production and logistic arrangements were also affected as a huge number of manpower got infected, the minister added

Coal stocks at power plants improve to 21 MT, enough for 10 days: Power Min

Coal stock at thermal power plants improved to 20.98 million tonne (MT) on December 5, 2021, which is sufficient to run the plants for an average 10 days, Parliament was informed on Thursday. At present, the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) monitors fuel stocks of 136 coal-based thermal power plants with total generation capacity of over 166 GW. The coal stock available with power plants being monitored by CEA was 41.6 MT as on November 30, 2020, which decreased to 31.9 MT as on March 31, 2021, Power Minister R K Singh said in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. Further, with increased generation and some interruption in supply of coal by companies mainly due to heavy rains and increase in prices of imported coal, stock at the plants depleted to about 11.4 MT as on September 30, 2021, he stated. Subsequently, he said with the concerted efforts of Ministry of Power, Ministry of Coal, CEA, Coal India Ltd (CIL) & Railways, the coal stock has started increasing and has now reached ..

Coal stocks lose ground after Glasgow climate deal to reduce fuel's use

U.N. climate talks in Glasgow ended on Saturday with a deal targeting fossil fuel use

10% thermal power capacity vulnerable to outage as coal shortage lingers

Crisil Rating warned that a tenth of the thermal capacity is still vulnerable to the outage as it sees coal-stock remaining in single-digit days through the rest of the year

No power shortage, outages result of states' constraints: Power minister

R K Singh launches India's first Green Day Ahead Market

Recent coal crisis opens doors for govts to micro-manage the market

Union power ministry in August decided to limit the stock holding to 15 days, which implied it wanted power plants to stock the bare minimum of what CEA advises

Power crisis: Govt looks to revise coal stocking norms for thermal plants

The government proposes revise the coal stocking norms for thermal power plants, based on regular shift stock limits, depending on the actual fuel requirement during a particular period

Coal crisis: Power projects with less than 4-day coal stock dips to 58

The coal stock situation at thermal power projects has improved further as the number of non-pit head projects having less than four days of coal reduced to 58 on Monday from 69 a week ago

Coal crisis: Power projects with less than 4-day coal stock dips to 61

The coal stock situation at thermal power projects seems to be inching towards normalcy as the number of non-pit head projects having less than four days of coal (supercritical stock) reduced to 61

CIL asked Mahagenco to augment coal stock at thermal power plants

Maharashtra State Power Generation Co (Mahagenco) had requested WCL to supply 10.5 rakes of coal per day to its power plants in June against 22.5 rakes per day

SECL agrees to supply 29,500 metric tonnes of coal per day to Chhattisgarh

Amid reports of coal shortage in the country, the Chhattisgarh government on Monday said SECL will ensure the supply of 29,500 metric tonnes of coal per day for thermal power plants in the state

India says it has ample coal stocks for power sector

State-run Coal India Ltd is using its 40 million tonne stocks to replenish utilities, which together have 7.2 million tonnes of inventory, equivalent to four days' requirements, the ministry statement

Centre to revise coal stock norms to avert future crisis

The power sector's current daily demand is 1.7 mt, of which 1.3 mt is met by CIL

Parli thermal power station has buffer stock of coal for two days: Official

The Parli thermal power station in Beed district of Maharashtra is left with the buffer stock of coal that will last for just two days due to short supply, a senior official said on Wednesday

Coal crunch: 64 non-pithead plants left with less than 4 days of stocks

Ahead of the festival season, the coal supply crisis seems to be deepening as 64 non-pithead power plants are left with less than four days of the dry fuel stocks

Coal India soars 12%, re-enters list of top-50 most valued firms by m-cap

With a market-cap of Rs 1.18 trillion, Coal India stood at 42nd position in overall market-cap ranking; the stock has surged 31 per cent in the last three weeks

CIL urging power generating companies not to regulate coal intake

CIL has been writing to power generating companies since October last year urging them not to regulate the intake of coal and build up stock at their end

Supply to power plants carrying stock of 0-6 days prioritised: Coal India

State-owned CIL on Thursday said it has launched a multi-pronged effort to help build up coal stocks at power plants

Coal firms asked to give priority supply to plants with critical stock

The government on Tuesday said specific instructions have been given to coal companies to give priority supplies to thermal power plants having critical stock level