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Centre's Captive Coal Push May Add 5-7 GW, Fall Short Of Peak Demand Surge
The brief
- Captive coal push may add 5-7 GW, but fall short of peak demand needs
- Erratic monsoon disrupted coal supplies as higher electricity use lifted coal burn
- Coal supply pressure raises operating risks for India’s thermal power generators
- NLC India, NALCO to set up 1,080 MW captive power plant in 50:50 JV
- Coal stockpiles fall to critical levels at 77 power plants as power demand rises
- Coal-fuelled economic growth in India increased PM2.5 pollution, urban deaths from 2000-2020: Study
- No shortage of coal now, govt increasing supply of coal to power plants through more railway rakes, says Coal Minister
- No coal shortage despite higher power demand, monsoon disruptions: Reddy
India’s response to tightening coal supplies
Thermal power plant stocks fell to 21.8 million tonnes, about 37% of normative requirements, with 82 plants reporting critical stocks. The government ordered 112 captive coal plants to maximise output from October 1 to December 31 and sell surplus power, while considering imported-coal blending.
Tuesday, 29 September
- Centre's Captive Coal Push May Add 5-7 GW, Fall Short Of Peak Demand Surge