No more fear of light bulbs in the country, coal stocks increased in October

New delhi date. 07 November 2021 Sunday

The coal crisis led to the Batti Gul problem last month. At the same time, there was a break in the pace of industry and business, but now there is no shortage of electricity as coal stocks have increased. Coal supply to the power sector rose by 27.13 per cent to 59.7 million tonnes in October.

Rising demand for electricity amid sharp rise in import prices has led to an increase in coal supply to the region. Some of the country's power plants are struggling with coal shortages at the moment.

Still a crisis for industries

In October last year, the power supply to the power sector was 46.8 million tonnes. According to government figures, however, the supply of coal to the Sponge Aryan region fell by 29.2 per cent last month, from 6.5 lakh tonnes to 4.6 lakh tonnes.

Coal supply to the cement sector fell from 6.8 lakh tonnes to 4.7 lakh tonnes. Apart from steel and cement, the supply of coal to other sectors also declined to 41.9 lakh tonnes from 67.1 lakh tonnes in the same month a year ago.

Union Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi recently asked Coal India and its affiliates to ensure that the thermal power plant had at least 18 days of coal reserves by the end of November. Coal India's share in domestic coal production is over 80 per cent.

Government's focus on increasing coal production

Coal India is temporarily giving priority to power producers in the supply of coal. Union Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi asked the presidents of public sector coal companies to set revised targets and come up with a comprehensive strategy to achieve this.

Coal is the major fuel in India. About 70% of electricity is generated from coal. There are 135 power plants in the country where electricity is generated from coal. However, some industries, from steel to oil refineries, are still facing difficulties.