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Thermal power plants hold about 22 million tonnes coal, stock will be repl
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Ranchi (Jharkhand) [India], April 28 (ANI): Amid reports of thermal power plants witnessing a dip in their coal stocks, Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said on Thursday that the country's thermal plants hold about 22 million tonnes of coal which is enough for 10 days and replenishment will be d
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Delhi staring at power outage, urges Centre to ensure adequate coal supply
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 28 (ANI): The Delhi government has expressed its concern over the possible shortage of coal in power plants that supply electricity to the national capital and has written a letter to the Central Government urging it to ensure adequate coal supply.
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Maximum all-India power demand met surpasses 201 GW
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): Amid the reports of coal shortages faced at power plants in the country, the central governmnet said the maximum all-India power demand met was recorded at 201.066 GW on Tuesday.
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Union Ministers discuss measures to enhance efficiency in coal transport t
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid reports of coal shortages faced at power plants in the country Union Minister for Power RK Singh on Monday met Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to discuss measures to enhance efficiency in coal transport to power plants.
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Amid shortages Railways deploy additional rakes to transport coal to power
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 25 (ANI): Amid coal shortages reported in the country, the Indian Railways said on Monday it has deployed additional rakes to transport coal to power plants.
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Tamil Nadu CM Stalin flags coal shortage issue, seeks PM Modi's 'urgent as
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], April 22 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin on Friday wrote a letter to Prime Minister Modi seeking "urgent assistance" to direct the Ministry of Coal to ensure the supply of 72,000 MT coal per day as per the FSA (Fuel Supply Agreement) at Paradip and
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Maharashtra govt to import coal to deal with load shedding crisis
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], April 22 (ANI): Amidst load shedding issues in Maharashtra, state Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar on Friday said that the state government has decided to import coal from outside the country and also said that efforts are underway to get one coal mine in Chhat
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Gencos opt to pay penalty rather than work at optimum capacity
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 21 (ANI): With temperatures soaring and demand for electricity increasing each passing day, power generation companies (Gencos) are choosing to pay penalties rather than produce electricity to the optimum capacity due to the surge in the price of imported coal. Read More
Rahul Gandhi takes potshot at PM Modi over coal shortage
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 20 (ANI): A day after the Union Home Minister Amit Shah held a meeting on the coal and power crisis in the country, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi alleging that only eight days of coal stocks are left in the country.
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Pralhad Joshi says no shortage of coal in India
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], March 26 (ANI): Union Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi on Saturday emphasised that there is no shortage of coal in the country.
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Ashok Gehlot to meet Chhattisgarh CM Baghel over coal crisis in Rajasthan
Updated : 3 years, 11 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], March 25 (ANI): Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot is likely to meet Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Friday over the coal crisis in Rajasthan.
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Coal supplies have increased to normal level, there is no shortage, says G
Updated : 3 years, 12 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Coal stock at the power plants had depleted to a low of 7.2 million tonnes in October 2021 due to interruption in supply and increased demands, but the supply has now normalised and there is no shortage, Union Minister of Coal, Mines and Parliamentary Af
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