Govt puts captive coal miners on week’s notice to boost power plant supplies
NEW DELHI: The power ministry on Monday put captive coal miners on a week’s notice to raise production to 85% of their targets or face curtailment of supply from Coal India’s pool to the linked power plants, as fuel shortage continues to dog their 1,09,327 MW-generation capacity.
This was one of the measures to ease the continuous rise in electricity demand that was discussed at a meeting called by power minister RK Singh on September 4. The idea was that improved captive production will free up bridging supplies. The freed up coal can then be sent to power plants facing fuel crunch.
