New Delhi: Railways on Friday evening announced cancellation of more passenger trains – increasing the number of trips from 670 to 753 of 42 trains – to clear tracks for coal rakes, as peak demand hit Friday. to a new peak of 207 GW. Fuel inventories at power plants are decreasing by an average of eight days.
Railways had earlier decided to cancel 670 trips between March 28 and May 24. Most of the trains proposed for cancellation operate in the South East Central Railway zone, which serves SECL, the largest coal miner of Coal India.
Trains running in Northern Railway zone have also been canceled to operate more coal rakes Uttar Pradesh And Uttarakhand,
Railway sources said that around 1.6 million tonnes of coal was loaded in maximum 427 rakes on Thursday. He said that he has set a target of loading an average of 1.5 metric tonnes per day for at least 10 days.
“The trains being canceled operate in non-priority areas and less busy routes. The decision has been taken to give priority to the movement of coal rakes across the country to deal with the unprecedented shortage of fuel in power plants.
There is also a need for more coal rake movement given the 27% increase in Coal India’s production this month as compared to a year ago. The dispatch of coal has also increased by 5.8 per cent. The government said that coal companies have sufficient coal stock available, pointing to the coal stock Coal India 56.7 metric tons, 4.3 metric tons SCCL and 2.3 MT in captive coal blocks.
Many states are facing power cuts for two to eight hours amid the scorching heat. The power ministry expects the peak power demand to rise to 210-15 GW.
Railway sources have pegged the coal stock on the siding at 4.7 MT, which is ready to be transported to power plants immediately. 2 MT coal stock is also available at CIL siding. “CIL has offered 5.7 MT of coal to the generating companies and 5.3 MT of this coal has been booked for making inventory.
Inventory of coal in thermal plants is running low as operators are drawing on them to supplement supply to meet demand. But the railways has increased the availability of rakes to 400 per day, thereby maintaining the supply to keep the plant running.
The latest Central Electricity Authority report for April 27 showed coal stock of 13,192 tonnes or 24% of the standard stock of 57,033 tonnes at 147 electricity with a total capacity of 163 GW located away from the mines. Previous data shows a gradual decline in stocks as demand spikes.
According to data from the national grid operator, electricity demand exceeded supply as there was a shortfall of 8.2 GW on Tuesday Posoko, Similarly, the demand of 10 GW remained unfulfilled on Wednesday, while the highest supply was 200.6 GW on that day.
Railways had earlier decided to cancel 670 trips between March 28 and May 24. Most of the trains proposed for cancellation operate in the South East Central Railway zone, which serves SECL, the largest coal miner of Coal India.
Trains running in Northern Railway zone have also been canceled to operate more coal rakes Uttar Pradesh And Uttarakhand,
Railway sources said that around 1.6 million tonnes of coal was loaded in maximum 427 rakes on Thursday. He said that he has set a target of loading an average of 1.5 metric tonnes per day for at least 10 days.
“The trains being canceled operate in non-priority areas and less busy routes. The decision has been taken to give priority to the movement of coal rakes across the country to deal with the unprecedented shortage of fuel in power plants.
There is also a need for more coal rake movement given the 27% increase in Coal India’s production this month as compared to a year ago. The dispatch of coal has also increased by 5.8 per cent. The government said that coal companies have sufficient coal stock available, pointing to the coal stock Coal India 56.7 metric tons, 4.3 metric tons SCCL and 2.3 MT in captive coal blocks.
Many states are facing power cuts for two to eight hours amid the scorching heat. The power ministry expects the peak power demand to rise to 210-15 GW.
Railway sources have pegged the coal stock on the siding at 4.7 MT, which is ready to be transported to power plants immediately. 2 MT coal stock is also available at CIL siding. “CIL has offered 5.7 MT of coal to the generating companies and 5.3 MT of this coal has been booked for making inventory.
Inventory of coal in thermal plants is running low as operators are drawing on them to supplement supply to meet demand. But the railways has increased the availability of rakes to 400 per day, thereby maintaining the supply to keep the plant running.
The latest Central Electricity Authority report for April 27 showed coal stock of 13,192 tonnes or 24% of the standard stock of 57,033 tonnes at 147 electricity with a total capacity of 163 GW located away from the mines. Previous data shows a gradual decline in stocks as demand spikes.
According to data from the national grid operator, electricity demand exceeded supply as there was a shortfall of 8.2 GW on Tuesday Posoko, Similarly, the demand of 10 GW remained unfulfilled on Wednesday, while the highest supply was 200.6 GW on that day.