new Delhi, March 1 -- 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.
Last fiscal, the stock of domestic coal by the end of March stood at 47 million tonnes, which is now expected to reach 55 mt this financial year (by 31 March 2025). With another 3.57 mt of imported coal in the buffer, the overall stock at thermal plants stood at over 54 mt. Earlier, Mint reported that the coal ministry plans to stock up on coal with a higher opening stock of about 50 mt at thermal power plants by 1 April 2026. With power plants already surpassing this target, power plants are ...