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Coal stocks at thermal plants hold above 18 MT as supply deficit narrows

October 12, 2026 admin

Improvement in coal supplies accompanied by an increase in rail freight movement | Photo Credit: The Hindu Domestic thermal power plants had coal stocks of 18.205 million tonnes (MT) as of October 10, with supplies averaging 2.49 MT per day, the government said on Monday, assuring that stocks were adequate to meet power demand. The…

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Coal stocks at thermal plants hold above 18 MT as supply deficit narrows

October 12, 2026 admin

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Coal stock management emerges as key challenge for thermal power producers

September 4, 2026 admin

India’s thermal power sector faces a growing fuel-management dilemma with generators that maintain adequate coal inventories risk being disadvantaged when limited domestic supplies are redirected to plants that fall below prescribed stock norms. While such emergency interventions may be necessary to keep vulnerable plants operational and safeguard grid reliability, industry stakeholders warn that repeated redistribution…

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India needs stricter coal allocation implementation for fair treatment to power generators with adequate inventories

August 18, 2026 admin

Power generators that have consistently maintained coal inventories in line with prescribed norms risk being indirectly penalised as emergency supplies are diverted to plants that have failed to maintain adequate stocks, industry analysts and officials said. India’s coal-allocation framework is designed to provide thermal power generators with greater certainty over fuel supplies and enable them…

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