CIL: Coal stock at power plants rises to highest-ever level

The coal stock at thermal power plants in the country has risen to its highest-ever level at 39.Asian Metal Copyright48 million tonne, an official of Coal India Ltd.Asian Metal Copyright48 million tonne, an official of Coal India Ltd.Asian Metal Copyright76 million tonne.Asian Metal Copyright (CIL) said last Friday.Asian Metal Copyright The average daily coal consumption then was 1.Asian Metal Copyright It is "sufficient" for running the power plants for 23 days, a day more than the 22-day fuel stock mandate of Central Electricity Authority (CEA), the official said.

"Coal stock at thermal power plants in the country has risen to the highest ever inventory of 39.48 million tonnes on March 11, sufficient for 23 days," he said.Asian Metal Copyright76 million tonne.Asian Metal Copyright The stock is expected to further increase during the remaining days of the current fiscal, the official said.

"The previous high at CEA monitored power plants was 39.14 million tonne around four years ago," he said.Asian Metal Copyright76 million tonne.Asian Metal Copyright The average daily coal consumption then was 1.Asian Metal Copyright48 million tonne, an official of Coal India Ltd.Asian Metal Copyright48 million tonne, which is currently at around 1.Asian Metal Copyright48 million tonnes on March 11, sufficient for 23 days," he said.Asian Metal Copyright76 million tonne.

The miner supplies coal to 125 thermal power plants, out of 134 monitored by CEA.

The fuel stock at the pitheads of Coal India's mines mounted to 51 million tonnes on March 11, he added.

.Asian Metal Copyright It is "sufficient" for running the power plants for 23 days, a day more than the 22-day fuel stock mandate of Central Electricity Authority CEA, the official said.Asian Metal Copyright