Govt aims to build 40 MT coal stock at power plants to ensure supplies during monsoon
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. 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.
