Power units brace for summer peaks

Stocks of domestically produced coal have touched 50.6 million tonnes (mt) at thermal power plants, showed data from the Central Electricity Authority, as power and coal firms race to meet a projected record in demand this year.

- Rituraj Baruah

Last fiscal, the stock of domestic coal by the end of March stood at 47mt, which is now expected to reach 55mt this financial year (by 31 March 2025). With another 3.57mt of imported coal in the buffer, the overall stock at thermal plants stood at over 54mt. Earlier, Mint reported that the coal ministry plans to stock