Thermal Power Plants

CEA’s electricity plan for 2027: Four key hurdles will prove achieving targets is a huge task

Solar and wind does not generate electricity round the clock, and hence are intermittent in nature.

India should become exporter of coal, says minister Piyush Goyal

Goyal said this after meeting global investors where he assured them that the government will address their concerns.

There's one simple solution to solve India's coal woes: Shut down Coal India

The monopoly of Coal India needs to be ended. A simple way is to allow foreign as well as Indian private investment into commercial mining of coal.

Close to 60% thermal power plants have coal stock for less than a week

Of the total 61 plants, with less than seven days of stockpiles, 34 power projects have less than four days of reserve, as per latest data (October 30) of the Central Electricity Authority.<br />

25-year-low: Coal stock at power plants hits record low as Coal India stumbles

According to latest data (October 13) by the Central Electricity Authority, total fuel stocks at 103 coal-based stations have come down to 7.2 million tonnes.