In India, 65 to 70 percent of the electricity demand is met from coal-fired power plants.
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After several states raised concerns over the blackout, the Center has said that the rise in the international price of coal has led to its shortage, affecting its supply to power plants. The situation will ‘fix’ in the next few days.
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Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said that heavy rains in the country this year have also contributed to the shortage of coal. “If you compare with the last several years, the production and dispatch of coal has been the highest in September and especially in October. Things will be fine in the next three to four days,” Joshi was quoted as saying by news agency PTI.
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The government listed four reasons for shortfall in coal stocks in power plants – unprecedented rise in power demand due to the revival of the economy, heavy rains in coal mine areas, rise in the price of imported coal and legacy issues like huge dues in Maharashtra, Number of coal companies in some states like Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh.
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An inter-ministerial sub-group headed by the Coal Ministry is monitoring the coal stock position twice a week, it said in a statement on Saturday. The ministry has assured that they are trying their best to send 1.6 million tonnes or MT per day to the power sector in the next three days and reach 1.7 MT per day thereafter.
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Several states, including Gujarat, Punjab, Rajasthan, Delhi and Tamil Nadu, expressed concern over the blackout. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has warned the national capital in a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. “May face blackout” If the supply of coal to power plants does not improve, then in the next two days
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The power ministry said the country’s oil ministry will facilitate gas supply to operate two power plants in Delhi. State-run NTPC, the country’s largest power producer, has also been directed to increase coal stock at two coal-fired plants near the national capital to ensure adequate supply.
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Neighboring Punjab has imposed rotational load shedding Due to acute shortage of coal in thermal power plants in the state at many places. An official of the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited was quoted by news agency PTI as saying that the state’s power plants have coal reserves for five days.
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Meanwhile, Chhattisgarh has said that it is making efforts to ensure that there is no shortfall in the supply of coal in the state. Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said, “Our officers are making constant efforts to maintain the supply of coal in the state. Officials are monitoring the situation. Efforts are being made to ensure that there is no shortfall in supply.”
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In the south, Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy on Friday called for Prime Minister Narendra Modi”immediate personal attention“To keep an eye on the power generation scenario as the situation in the state was “quite alarming”, the Chief Minister said, “The power sector is being pushed into turmoil due to the shortage of coal.” is meeting a demand of 185-190 million units of electricity per day.
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Earlier, on Tuesday, Union Energy Minister RK Singh rubbished media reports of coal shortage in the country and said there is no coal crisis in India like China and the country is in a position to meet the growing demand for coal.
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