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
Of the 23, nearly 10 receive their fuel supply from SECL, the country's largest coal production company
Asserting that there was no shortage of coal, the coal secretary said that pit head stock of Coal India as on October 10 was at 30.3 million tonnes
Coal production was down 5.8 per cent in September, while electricity generation went up by 2.2 per cent, year-on-year