The Indian Railways has put in suspension the logistics plan drawn up to transport imported coal from ports during the peak demand months, even as the dry fuel’s stock improved at power plants.
The decision came after the Power Ministry asked coal-fired electricity generation companies to halve the blending percentage of imported coal in their total mix to 5%.
This logistics plan was drawn up in April after a surge in power demand prompted the power ministry to direct gencos to import 10% of coal requirement for the blending purpose.
As the availability of coal improved at power plants, it was decided that state government-owned gencos and independent power plants may decide the blending percentage after assessing the availability of domestic coal supplies.
