Stable coal supplies to power units, cooler weather and long weekend ease crisis

The coal crisis in the power sector seems to be easing as supply stabilised, more fuel-starved generation projects came online – including one based on imports – while cooler weather in north India and an extended weekend dampened demand.

States lifted power supply curtailment orders as the situation improved. Bilaspur-based Coal India NSE -3.29 % (CIL) unit South Eastern Coalfields will withdraw its directive to suspend supply to non-power utilities, government officials told ET.