46 GW thermal power capacity has less than 7 days coal stock: Government data
As many as 38 power plants of 46,720 MW combined capacity had coal stock for less than seven days on Thursday, reflecting shortage of dry fuel, showed the daily stock data of Central Electricity Authority (CEA). However, CEA in its latest report for April 22, 2021, stated that out of the 135 power plants of 1,66,406 MW capacity monitored by it on a daily basis, none is facing critical or supercritical coal stock situation.
A power plant is said to be facing critical coal stock situation if it has fuel for less than seven days and termed supercritical if it has fuel for less than three days.
