Coal dispatch to power sector drops 6% to 56.49 million tonnes in October
The dispatch of coal to the power sector registered 5.5 per cent decline at 56.49 million tonne last month.
The coal supply to the power sector was at 59.79 million tonne (MT) in October 2021.
“The power utilities dispatch has reduced by 5.51 per cent to 56.49 MT during October 2022 as compared to 59.79 MT in October 2021,” provisional statistics of the coal ministry showed.
However, in April-October period of ongoing financial year, the dispatch increased 13.07 per cent to 413 MT from 365.25 MT in the year-ago period.
The overall dispatch of the dry fuel to different sectors in October also dropped to 67.02 MT from 70.21 MT in the year-ago period. The supply to captive power plants also fell to 3.54 MT from 4.97 MT.
