New Delhi: The Government on Thursday said coal-based power generation rose 3.87 percent in the April-October period of the current fiscal year.
"...there was a significant growth of 3.87 percent in coal-based power generation from April 2024 to October 2024 compared to the same period last year," the coal ministry said in a statement.
The Ministry further said the imports for blending purposes by thermal power plants dropped 19.5 percent during the same period.
This decline emphasises the country's commitment to achieve self-sufficiency in coal production and reducing reliance on imports.
"Increase in coal import for power sector is attributed to the import of coal by imported coal-based power plants (designed to utilise imported coal only) i.e. 30.04 MT during this period, up from 21.71 MT, reaching a growth of 38.4 percent in the corresponding timeframe last year," it said.
Coal imports during April-October period of the current fiscal year dropped 3.1 percent to 149.39 million tonnes (MT) over 154.17 MT in the corresponding period of the last financial year.
"Additionally, non-regulated sector (other than power) witnessed a more significant drop of 8.8 percent, during Apr-Oct as compared to the same period last year," the statement added.
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