A day after the power ministry issued guidelines to coal-fired power plants, a core management team monitoring the coal stock situation in the country noted the situation in power plants are likely to improve soon, according to people familiar with the matter. The committee reviewed the status on Saturday amid reports of acute coal shortage in several states. It noted that the total dispatch of coal by Coal India Limited (CIL) touched 1.501 MT on October 7, reducing the gap between consumption and actual supply.
The coal dispatch is likely to touch 1.7 MT per day after three days, helping the coal supply and consequent power situation to improve, the core management team (CMT) assured.
