New Delhi: Coal shortage continued to hit
the power sector as 11 electricity generation projects
received less dry fuel in November.
Power projects in the western and the eastern belt were
the worst sufferers of insufficient supply of the fuel leading
to critical coal stock position at the generating stations, as
per the data by the Central Electricity Authority.
The 1,200-MW Pathadi project in Chhattisgarh, the
1,470-MW Wanakbori project (Gujarat), the 1,980 MW Koradi
Dhanu project (Maharashtra) and Amarkantak (MP) in the Western
region witnessed critical coal stocks (reserves for less than
7 days) in November, the data said.
Patratu (840 MW), Tenughat (420 MW) in Jharkhand, Bandel
(530 MW), DPL, Kolaghat (420 MW) in West Bengal and Obra (UP)
in North India had less than a week's stock of coal last
month.
"Less receipt of coal is mainly due to supply
constraints," a senior CEA official told PTI but could not
explain the reasons for critical coal stock position at all
the four thermal power plants in the Southern region.
-PTI
First Published: Wednesday, December 30, 2009, 23:42