INFRASTRUCTURE
Summer Readiness: Steps For Enough Coal Supply Planned For Power Sector
With summer approaching, India has put in place measures to ensure adequate coal availability for power generation across the country. As of March 22, 2026, coal-based power plants hold a total stock of around 58.2 million tonnes (MT), sufficient to sustain operations for an average of 19 days at an 85% Plant Load Factor (PLF). […]
Sajan C Kumar
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Mar 31, 2026
ECONOMY
Coal India Builds 175 Million Tonnes Buffer As Power Demand Picks Up
Coal India Ltd (CIL) has moved to allay concerns over domestic coal shortages as power demand gathers momentum from January 2026, signalling higher consumption in the coming summer months. The company has built a three-layer buffer across the supply chain, pithead stocks, coal inventory at thermal power plants and ready-to-extract in-situ coal at its mines, […]
CW Bureau
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Feb 27, 2026
INFRASTRUCTURE
GMDC MoU With NTPC To Supply Odisha Coal For Power Projects
Gujarat Mineral Development Corporation Ltd. (GMDC), a Government of Gujarat enterprise, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with NTPC Ltd, a Maharatna public sector company, to explore the utilisation of coal from GMDC’s coal blocks for power generation and supply to distribution utilities and other end users. The MoU establishes a structured framework to […]
CW Bureau
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Feb 27, 2026
