Coal stocks at nearly half of the large thermal power units were at “critical” levels during the weekend, indicating that despite the call for higher imports to shore up stocks, the situation is yet to be satisfactory.
As many as 82 of the 182 thermal power plants monitored by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) had fuel stocks at critical levels on November 8. Of the 82 units, six were imported coal-based plants and 75 run on domestic coal.
