New Delhi: A short pre-monsoon coal reserves The second indicator of thermal power plants in India is power crisis In July-August, independent research organization CREA has said.
The present coal stock stands at 13.5 MT at pithead power stations and 20.7 MT cumulatively at all power plants across the country.
“Data compiled from official sources shows that coal power plants are not in a position to address even a minor spike energy demand And coal transportation needs to be planned in advance,” the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)’s latest report ‘Failure to load: India’s power crisis is a coal management crisis’.
Central Electricity Authority India (CEA) has predicted a peak power demand of 214 GW in August. Further, the average energy demand is also likely to increase to 1,33,426 Million Units (MU) as compared to the month of May.
“beginning of south west monsoon Mining and transportation of coal from mines to power stations will be further hampered. If coal stocks are not replenished to sufficient levels before monsoon, the country may head towards another power crisis in July-August 2022,” CREA said.
It also said that the reason for the recent power crisis in the country was not coal production But “distribution and official indifference”.
It said, “It is clear from the data that coal transportation and management was not sufficient to meet the growing demand of the power sector. Trends suggest that despite adequate coal mining, thermal power stations were not stocked enough.”
India witnessed a record coal production of 777.26 million tonnes (MT) in FY 2021-22, a growth of 8.54 per cent against 716.08 MT in FY21.
The total mineable capacity of the country was over 1,500 MT in FY 21-22, while the total production stood at 777.26 MT, which was almost half of its production capacity. So, if someone was real shortage of coalSunil Dahiya, an analyst at CREA, said coal companies only had the option of increasing production.
“The current situation is not something that has started in the recent past… Coal stock at power stations has been depleting continuously since May 2020, except for a few months in between.
“The primary reason for the power crisis last year was the inaction of power plant operators to stock enough coal before the onset of the southwest monsoon. Timing is critical as the monsoon floods coal mines, leading to their generation and power stations. obstruction of transport. stated in the report.
The present coal stock stands at 13.5 MT at pithead power stations and 20.7 MT cumulatively at all power plants across the country.
“Data compiled from official sources shows that coal power plants are not in a position to address even a minor spike energy demand And coal transportation needs to be planned in advance,” the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air (CREA)’s latest report ‘Failure to load: India’s power crisis is a coal management crisis’.
Central Electricity Authority India (CEA) has predicted a peak power demand of 214 GW in August. Further, the average energy demand is also likely to increase to 1,33,426 Million Units (MU) as compared to the month of May.
“beginning of south west monsoon Mining and transportation of coal from mines to power stations will be further hampered. If coal stocks are not replenished to sufficient levels before monsoon, the country may head towards another power crisis in July-August 2022,” CREA said.
It also said that the reason for the recent power crisis in the country was not coal production But “distribution and official indifference”.
It said, “It is clear from the data that coal transportation and management was not sufficient to meet the growing demand of the power sector. Trends suggest that despite adequate coal mining, thermal power stations were not stocked enough.”
India witnessed a record coal production of 777.26 million tonnes (MT) in FY 2021-22, a growth of 8.54 per cent against 716.08 MT in FY21.
The total mineable capacity of the country was over 1,500 MT in FY 21-22, while the total production stood at 777.26 MT, which was almost half of its production capacity. So, if someone was real shortage of coalSunil Dahiya, an analyst at CREA, said coal companies only had the option of increasing production.
“The current situation is not something that has started in the recent past… Coal stock at power stations has been depleting continuously since May 2020, except for a few months in between.
“The primary reason for the power crisis last year was the inaction of power plant operators to stock enough coal before the onset of the southwest monsoon. Timing is critical as the monsoon floods coal mines, leading to their generation and power stations. obstruction of transport. stated in the report.