Govt launches portal for monitoring coal supply to power plants
New Delhi: The government has launched a portal for better coordination among the ministries of power, coal and Indian Railways for coal supply to power plants.
The Prakash portal – ‘Power Rail Koyla Availability through Supply Harmony’ – will enable all stakeholders to monitor coal right from mines to transportation, power Secretary SC Garg said. This is a laudable project in ensuring adequate availability optimum utilisation of coal at thermal power plants, Coal Secretary Anil Jain said.
The Portal is designed to help in mapping and monitoring entire coal supply chain for power plants, viz – – coal stock at supply end (mines), coal quantities/ rakes planned, coal quantity in transit and coal availability at power generating station, an official statement said.
