The summer is blazing, and collers and air-conditioners are roaring away, consuming power in vast quantities. Yet, there is no talk of any major power disruption due to shortage of coal. Clearly, Coal India Ltd has manges the situation well, unlike in earlier times.
In May 2018, when AK Jha took over as full-time Chairman of Coal India, the average fuel stock at 114 power stations listed by the Central Electricity Authority was of 10 days. Twenty-nine stations had less than seven days’ stock, and 19 with less than four days’.
Since mid-2017, the fuel situation has been grave. The number of power stations with critical fuel stock has no doubt come down, but the average stock at plants had barely improved till this March.
