Synopsis: In the backdrop of a power crisis, state-run miner Coal India Ltd (CIL) has increased daily coal supplies to the power sector to 1.73 MT/day against a requirement of 2.54 MT/day. On an average, CIL supplied 1.66 MT of coal per day to power utilities in April
Synopsis: Amid fast spiralling power demand, Coal India Limited (CIL) has raised its supplies to thermal power stations by 14.2 percent during the first half of April as compared to the same period last year, said CIL
Coal India had alerted the Centre of an impending coal shortage crisis way back in October 2020 as thermal power plants were continuing to regulate coal intake from the coal miner
Coal-based power generation accounted for 78.6 percent of the country’s total generation on January 22 when all India peak power demand surged to a new record of 187.3 GW