India's coal supply to power plants decreases in past three years
2021-07-30 10:37:10 [Print]
Coal supply to power plants dipped during the last three years in India, but declined more in 2020-21 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Power Minister R K Singh said.
Coal supplies to power plants stood at 643.7 million tonnes in 2018-19, 638.7 million tonnes in 2019-20 and 596.3 million tonnes in 2020-21. It was 171.7 million tonnes during April to June in 2021.
Moreover, he said the share of power generation from non-fossil fuels (renewable energy) has also been increasing consistently over the years, leading to reduction in plant load factor of coal-based power plants.
The minister added that in order to address the issues of coal supplies to power sector, an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising representatives from ministries of power, coal, railways, shipping as well as Central Electricity Authority (CEA), NTPC limited, Coal India Ltd (CIL), and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL) meet regularly to take various operational decisions for meeting any contingent situations.
Coal supplies to power plants stood at 643.7 million tonnes in 2018-19, 638.7 million tonnes in 2019-20 and 596.3 million tonnes in 2020-21. It was 171.7 million tonnes during April to June in 2021.
Moreover, he said the share of power generation from non-fossil fuels (renewable energy) has also been increasing consistently over the years, leading to reduction in plant load factor of coal-based power plants.
The minister added that in order to address the issues of coal supplies to power sector, an Inter-Ministerial Sub Group comprising representatives from ministries of power, coal, railways, shipping as well as Central Electricity Authority (CEA), NTPC limited, Coal India Ltd (CIL), and Singareni Collieries Company Ltd. (SCCL) meet regularly to take various operational decisions for meeting any contingent situations.
