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Power ministry weighs mandatory imported coal blending as stocks dwindle
The brief
- Thermal power station coal stocks fell to 22.9 million tonnes on September 19
- Stocks provided seven days of fuel cover; 74 plants had critically low stocks
- Imported-coal blending could raise fuel costs for Indian thermal power producers
- Captive coal plants asked to maintain stocks from October 1: What it means for India's power supply
- Govt directs company-run power plants to supply surplus electricity in market
- High European gas prices push power producers back to coal
- Coal expected to provide half of India’s power through 2035-36
- Draft National Electricity Policy 2026 sent to Cabinet, proposes multiple power distributors
India's coal supply measures for power plants
India considered requiring thermal plants to blend up to 5% imported coal as stocks fell to 22.9 million tonnes, equal to seven days of cover, on September 19. It later directed 112 captive coal plants to run at full capacity from October 1 and sell surplus power through exchanges.
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- Power ministry weighs mandatory imported coal blending as stocks dwindle