Thursday, 20 Oct 2011
It is reported that Coal India Limited has resumed normal supplies of coal to power plants helping to lift power generation and reduce outages across the country.
Mr Nirmal Chandra Jha chairman of CIL said "The first 10 days of this month were bad. I hope electricity supplies will also improve in line with our dispatches."
An increase in the availability of rail wagons has enabled the company to raise its daily average supply to power stations from 900,000 tonnes to 1 million tonne. Coal India is now using 180 wagons rather than 140 wagon each days.
The recent shortages have caused major problems as half of the 182MW national power generation capacity runs on fossil fuels. Daily coal supply in the first week of October was down to 600,000 tonnes. Output was hit to mine flooding and a recent one-day strike by workers who demanded a higher annual bonus. Political unrest in a southern state has further impacted output.
(sourced ifandp)
It is reported that Coal India Limited has resumed normal supplies of coal to power plants helping to lift power generation and reduce outages across the country.
Mr Nirmal Chandra Jha chairman of CIL said "The first 10 days of this month were bad. I hope electricity supplies will also improve in line with our dispatches."
An increase in the availability of rail wagons has enabled the company to raise its daily average supply to power stations from 900,000 tonnes to 1 million tonne. Coal India is now using 180 wagons rather than 140 wagon each days.
The recent shortages have caused major problems as half of the 182MW national power generation capacity runs on fossil fuels. Daily coal supply in the first week of October was down to 600,000 tonnes. Output was hit to mine flooding and a recent one-day strike by workers who demanded a higher annual bonus. Political unrest in a southern state has further impacted output.
(sourced ifandp)
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