Stock up before monsoon, Coal ministry tells power generating companies

Says stock available with power plants enough for 10 days of operation

The Union coal ministry has questioned the concerns of coal shortage in the coming months, saying there is enough domestic stock availability and it is up to the power generating companies (gencos) to stock up before the monsoon months. Senior coal ministry officials said there was 20 million tonnes (mt) of stock with the power plants, which is enough for 10 days of operations.

This comes at a time when the power ministry has been issuing directives to states and power gencos to blend imported coal in order to decrease the pressure on the domestic supply chain.

While earlier it asked the