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A lower pre-monsoon coal stock is suggestive of another power crisis in July-August.
The Central Electricity Authority of India has predicted a peak power demand of 214 GW in August.
It also said the recent power crisis was not due to coal production but ‘distribution and official apathy’.
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Union Power Minister claimed that the figures of the stock provided by the Delhi government were not correct.
On Friday, Delhi power minister Satyendar Jain claimed that some power plants in the national capital have stock for only a day and raised an alarm on the issue.
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Arvind Kejriwal yet again raised the issue of coal shortage.
Union Power minister RK Singh said Delhi discoms will get as much power as they require.
Delhi govt has warned of supply disruptions citing shortage of coal stocks.
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P Chidambaram has taken a jibe at the Centre over the power crisis.
Congress leader said that the govt has found the 'perfect solution' to it which is to cancel passenger trains.
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The response came after AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Friday slammed the Centre over the coal shortage in the country stating that over 16 states including Punjab have only one or two days of remaining coal supply left, reported ANI.
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Peak power demand in India has hit an all-time high.
The maximum all-India demand touched 2,07,111 MW on Friday.
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The cancellation of trains will provide free routes for faster movement of coal carriages
The train wagons are transporting coal running at a speed of around 100 kmph
A Total of 533 coal rakes were put on duty
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The Kerala Congress MP also sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he cared about the country and its people as the coal and electricity crisis has created havoc in the country.
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Haryana will now take additional power from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and other sources to meet the consumption said state Power Minister Ranjeet Singh.
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Delhi's Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting to assess the situation
He wrote to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the national capital
Rajasthan has scheduled four hours of power cuts for factories, while power outages have hit Haryana, Andhra Pradesh among others
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This time, the coal shortage started in April largely due to lesser supply from coal companies that are facing a shortage of wagons for ferrying coal to plants
The situation may only get worse with the rains and floods in the coming weeks
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked power officials to maintain routine power supply in the state
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The Congress leader also shared a picture quoting PM Modi's announcement on June 18, 2020, to auction 41 coal mines for commercial mining in order to make India self-reliant in energy by reducing imports.
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Maharashtra Energy Minister said that 12 states are facing electricity issues due to shortage of coal.
He said that his department was working to mitigate the shortfall in the state with micro-level planning.
He said that there was no load-shedding in the state for the past five to six days due to this micro-level planning.
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Nearly three-fifths of India`s coal-fired capacities currently have coal inventories that would last three days or less, federal power ministry data shows.
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PSPCL will buy around 1500 MW power at Rs 11.29 per unit
It expects the power demand to decline soon
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BJP blamed Maharashtra govt for coal shortage
State BJP chief spokesperson said govt's "irresponsible" steps are behind shortage
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40 new coal mines will be auctioned.
Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said coal shortage was caused due to rains.
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Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said that coal shortage was due to rains
He said there has been a rise in international prices
He said domestic coal units are under high pressure
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Out of 5 power plants that provide electricity to Delhi, one has no coal supply left.
One plant in Uttar Pradesh has only 8 days of coal stock left.
In Haryana, no coal stock is available for a single day in 4 out of 5 power plants.
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