{"id":20388,"date":"2026-09-04T21:21:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:21:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20388"},"modified":"2026-09-04T21:21:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-04T21:21:27","slug":"coal-stock-at-thermal-plants-plummets-critical-at-50-units-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=20388","title":{"rendered":"Coal stock at thermal plants plummets, &#8216;critical&#8217; at 50 units | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133778486,imgsize-919948,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"Coal stock at thermal plants plummets, 'critical' at 50 units\" title=\"Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level\">Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level, with 50 plants classified as having &#8216;critically low&#8217; inventories as on Sept 2 amid high electricity demand and monsoon-led disruptions in supplies, Central Electricity Authority data showed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The plants, with a combined capacity of around 224 GW, had 28.2 million tonnes (MT) of coal as of Wednesday, 48% of the prescribed requirement of 58.7 MT. The available stock is equivalent to about nine days of coal requirement at 85% plant load factor, against the normal requirement of around 19 days.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/>The plants classified as short on coal stocks have less than 25% of their normative inventories. Coal ministry officials, however, said all critical plants were being monitored by an inter-ministerial team of officials on a day-to-day basis and regular fuel supplies were being provided to them.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Of the 50 plants, 45 are based on domestic fuel, four are designed for imported coal and one runs on washery rejects.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>A senior coal ministry official said, &#8220;Classification of a thermal power plant as critical is a routine monitoring parameter under norms laid down by CEA. It simply means closer tracking and priority action. These plants are not running out of supply.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>Though the normative coal requirement at power plants is calculated at 3.1 MT every day at 85% plant load factor, officials said the actual requirement is around 2.4 MT.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>The monsoon sees supply disruptions every year. The situation starts improving from Sept onwards as rains begin to recede.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>While the power ministry did not respond to requests for a reaction, sources said some coal-fired plants had been asked to defer scheduled maintenance to ensure continuity of electricity generation.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/coal-stock-at-thermal-plants-plummets-critical-at-50-units\/articleshow\/133778434.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level NEW DELHI: Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level, with 50 plants classified as having &#8216;critically low&#8217; inventories as on Sept 2 amid high electricity demand [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20389,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20388","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788556888_file-photo.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level NEW DELHI: Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level, with 50 plants classified as having &#8216;critically low&#8217; 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