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Trains increase coal freight capacity; power units stock up before summer

March 17, 2025

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After breaking all records for hot weather and high power demand in 2024, both metrics are set to rise even further this summer.

- DHRUVAKSH SAHA, PUJA DAS & SHREYA JAI

Trains increase coal freight capacity; power units stock up before summer

As the entire country braces for extreme heat, power demand is expected to reach 270 gigawatt, a historic high.

Sector experts point out that demand will once again be met primarily by thermal power. Despite a major increase in renewable energy capacity, the lion's share of electricity supply remains coal-based.

To ensure sufficient supply, a coal stock of 50 million tonne (mt) has been built up at thermal power plants (TPPs). For the next financial year (2025-26), coal demand is projected to reach 906 mt, Minister of Coal and Mines G Kishan Reddy said last month.

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