- Darkness in the country?
- Power plants have few days of coal left
- The Center's concern grew
Power Crisis In India : Such news is coming out which will put India in darkness. Because there is a fear of falling into the embarrassment of a big power crisis in the country once again. While demand for electricity is increasing rapidly, about one-third (33%) of the country's thermal power plants have very little coal reserves left. The government is trying to increase supply. According to government data reported by news agency Reuters, this is due to high demand for electricity due to prolonged heat. What exactly is the matter” )
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India's peak power demand reached a record high of 270.70 GW in May and is still at the same level. The El Nino weather system has increased the need for cooling. This has led to a steady increase in the demand for electricity, which has reached about 267 gigawatts in the last few days.
Low coal power plants
According to data from the Central Electricity Authority, the number of power plants with very low coal reserves, meaning less than 25% of required reserves or enough to generate power for less than three days, rose sharply from 45 at the end of August to 59 by September 9. “The growing number of power plants with low coal reserves is a cause for concern,” said Manoj Kumar, an analyst at the Center for Research on Energy and Clean Air.
According to analysts, while clean energy, mainly solar power, meets most of the day's electricity demand, lack of battery storage and low water levels in reservoirs are putting pressure on coal-fired power generation.
Rapid growth in supply
Kumar said India should increase supply of coal to power companies through the railway network to maintain normal stock levels. India deployed 444 trains or racks to increase coal supply to power plants on September 6, compared to 370 on September 3. Coal India and its subsidiaries have also increased the transportation of coal by road. Coal India, the world's largest coal miner, said it still has sufficient reserves of approximately 76 million tonnes of coal at the mouth of its mines.
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