No power shortage; wherever some, it’s due to states’ own constraints: R K Singh
Power Minister RK Singh said on Monday that the nation’s thermal power plants had sufficient coal stocks to meet power demand and that stocks at the plants were rising. India’s coal-fired thermal power plants have been facing low coal stocks, with a number of states including Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh resorting to load shedding due to inadequate power supply.
As on October 24, the plants had an average of five days worth of coal stock, up from four days for most of October but still well below the 15-30 days of recommended levels based on their distance from the source of coal.
