New Delhi: India's 136 coal-based power projects, totalling 166.109 giga watt (GW), have fuel stock for up to nine days, the union coal ministry said on Monday. India’s power plants burn around 1.85-1.87 mt of coal every day to generate electricity. “The coal stock at power plants has increased from 7.2 MT as on 08.10.21 to 16.63 MT as on 24.11.21. This assumes significance given that coal-fuelled power projects totalling 202.22 gigawatt (GW) remain the mainstay of India’s power generation and account for more than half of India’s power generation capacity. “The coal supply to power plants in the month of November 2021 is more than the consumption, resulting in increase in coal stock at power plants end.

Source: Mint November 29, 2021 21:08 UTC