Govt aims to build 40 Mt coal stock at plants to ensure monsoon supplies
The government is gearing up to increase the stock of coal at power plants to 40 million tonne (MT) during the monsoon season, Union power minister R K Singh said.
Speaking to PTI, the minister said right now, there are reserves of around 22.9 MT at the power plants.
“On April 1, our reserve stock at power plants was at 24 MT. On April 30, it came down to 19 MT and on May 15, it came down to 15 MT. However, because of (coal) imports, it has gone up to about 22.9 MT again,” the minister said, replying to a question related to coal availability.
When asked if the government is planning to increase the buffer stock of coal anticipating production and supply issues during the approaching rainy season, he replied in affirmative.
