Terming quality determination of fossil fuels to be a challenge, the government today said from January onwards it plans to supply crushed coal to consumers, including power plants.
“The challenge is not quantity but it seriously quality and that is where I have challenged the top management of Coal India… all coal will be crushed and sent from January 1, 2016. We are committed to that. It will eliminate a lot of quality issues,” Coal Secretary Anil Swarup said during a conference on coal here.
Crushing reduces the overall top-size of the run-of-mine coal so that it can be more easily handled and processed within the captive power plants.
Swarup said that all the coal of G 10 grade will be washed and transported after October 1, 2017
He further said today coal production has become virtually a non issue which was a serious issue a year ago.
He further said that as a result of increase in output of fossil fuel the average balance of coal available at the power plants is around 20 days which was between three and five days earlier.
Coal India CMD S Bhattacharaya had earlier stressed upon the need for suppling quality coal and said that it is as essential as providing the requisite quantity.
“The pressing need of the hour for us is to be more consumer centric. This is not a choice but an imperative… So, supplying quality coal is an essential ingredient in our business chain and we should be proactive in this endeavour,” Bhattacharaya had earlier said in a letter to his employees.
