Team News Riveting
New Delhi, September 6
The power ministry has given a one week notice to the captive coal mine companies to increase the production to more than 85 per cent of the targets.
If it failed, the supply of linkage coal to such states and generation companies would be regulated, the power ministry said in a statement after Secretary Alok Kumar today held an important meeting. It reviewed the coal stock position at Thermal Power Plants and production of coal from captive coal mines.
The meeting was held following the directions of Union Minister of Power and New and Renewable Energy RK Singh given in the review meeting taken by him on September 3.
Besides notice to the captive coal mines, the meeting took two other important decisions. Those states and distribution companies who procure power from imported coal-based power plants have been given a notice of two weeks to meet the power demand from these power plants. In case of failure, the supply of domestic coal to these Sates would be regulated.
Power plants having coal stock of more than 10 days but where plant load factor is less than 40 per cent, coal supply would be regulated to the extent of 100 per cent. The coal supply to the power plants having coal stock of more than 18 days will also be regulated to the extent of 100 per cent.
The coal supply to the power plants having coal stock ranging from 11 days to 18 days and having PLF more than 40 per cent, will be regulated to the extent of 50 per cent.
