Coal loading to power houses increased by 28 pc in May as compared to last year: Railways
The railways on Wednesday said the loading of coal to power houses increased by more than 11 MT in May with 52.4 MT being moved as against 41.01 MT last year, showing a growth of 28 per cent. Cumulatively, in the first two months of 2022-23, the Indian Railways has loaded more than 18 MT extra coal to power houses, as compared to the same period last year, with a growth of 24 per cent, the railway ministry said.
“In terms of number of rakes of coal loaded per day for power houses, IR has moved more than 421 rakes of domestic coal and more than 22 rakes of imported coal on a daily basis over longer distances, as is reflected in increased lead of thermal coal from 501 km to 560 km.
“With these sustained efforts, the trend of reducing coal stocks at power houses has been reversed and the coal stocks at the power houses have again started improving on a regular basis,” the ministry said in a statement.
