New Delhi: shortage of coal Feather power plants may last for a while but the ghost of another crisis lurking beneath the surface, especially for production stations located far from mines. But unlike in September last year, this time such plants – which Indians termed as ‘foreign’ railway – suffer due to discrimination in the allocation of rakes and are free to all among railway zones in the race to post higher dispatch figures.
Last week, the Amravati power plant operated by Ratan India Power Ltd in Maharashtra became the first victim of a situation when it shut down one of its units due to shortage of coal as a result of inadequate rake allocation by SECR, the south east central zone of the railways. ,
Government sources said the power ministry had on January 17 issued an office memo seeking details of the remedial action taken by the railways as the ruckus from private power plants facing a similar situation intensified. Industry sources said L&T’s Nhava and Vedanta’s Talwandi Sabo power plants are among other plants facing a similar situation. There was no immediate contact with these plants.
The problem, both government and industry sources said, lies in areas focusing on power plants and mines located under their jurisdiction or the rakes not needing to traverse as many areas.
Railways calls distant power plants foreign as rakes have to go to the home zone.
The trend is more pronounced in heavy duty coal lifting sectors like SECR, which is the largest service SECL (South Eastern Coalfields Limited) of Coal India Limited. my,
“Small intra-zone haulage allows faster turnaround of rakes. This automatically helps the zones to improve their loading and dispatch statistics. There is another reason too. Railway sectors are under pressure to show more dispatch figures. For example, in cases where SECL coal has to cross other zones, empty rakes are handled by another zone on the way back for dispatch of coal from WCL (Western Coalfields Limited) elsewhere, the reply says,” said an industry executive requesting anonymity.
The power ministry in December had asked plants to import 10% of their coal requirement to avoid a repeat of last year’s situation, when the fuel stock remained uncertain due to heavy monsoon rains in coal production and dispatch. was reduced.
Last week, the Amravati power plant operated by Ratan India Power Ltd in Maharashtra became the first victim of a situation when it shut down one of its units due to shortage of coal as a result of inadequate rake allocation by SECR, the south east central zone of the railways. ,
Government sources said the power ministry had on January 17 issued an office memo seeking details of the remedial action taken by the railways as the ruckus from private power plants facing a similar situation intensified. Industry sources said L&T’s Nhava and Vedanta’s Talwandi Sabo power plants are among other plants facing a similar situation. There was no immediate contact with these plants.
The problem, both government and industry sources said, lies in areas focusing on power plants and mines located under their jurisdiction or the rakes not needing to traverse as many areas.
Railways calls distant power plants foreign as rakes have to go to the home zone.
The trend is more pronounced in heavy duty coal lifting sectors like SECR, which is the largest service SECL (South Eastern Coalfields Limited) of Coal India Limited. my,
“Small intra-zone haulage allows faster turnaround of rakes. This automatically helps the zones to improve their loading and dispatch statistics. There is another reason too. Railway sectors are under pressure to show more dispatch figures. For example, in cases where SECL coal has to cross other zones, empty rakes are handled by another zone on the way back for dispatch of coal from WCL (Western Coalfields Limited) elsewhere, the reply says,” said an industry executive requesting anonymity.
The power ministry in December had asked plants to import 10% of their coal requirement to avoid a repeat of last year’s situation, when the fuel stock remained uncertain due to heavy monsoon rains in coal production and dispatch. was reduced.
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