"The ministry of coal reassures that ample coal is available in the country to meet the demand of power plants. Assuring everyone that there is absolutely no threat of disruption in power supply. There is sufficient coal stock of 43 million tonnes with @CoalIndiaHQ equivalent to 24 days coal demand." The daily average coal requirement at the power plants is about 18.5 lakh tonnes of coal per day whereas the daily coal supply has been around 17.5 lakh tonnes per day. The imported coal-based power plants have generated about 25.6 BU against a programme of 45.7 BU.

Source: Mint October 10, 2021 11:41 UTC