There Will Be No Shortage Of Coal For Electricity Production, Says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Mumbai: Amid concerns of power crisis in the country, Union Coal Minister Prahlad Joshi on Thursday assured that there will be no shortage of coal for power generation.

Joshi said, “There was a shortage of coal due to rain and import of coal had stopped. We are supplying 2 million tonnes of coal from yesterday. We are making efforts to fulfil the demand for thermal coal power. I visited South Eastern Coalfields yesterday.”

“The coal target which was given to us by Power Ministry was 1.9 million tonnes/day and after 20th it was 2 million tonnes/day. On Wednesday, we supplied 2 million tonnes of coal. I can assure you that there’ll be no shortage of coal for electricity production,” he said.

Some chief ministers across the country have flagged the power crisis in their respective states due to a shortage of coal in power generation plants. These states include Delhi, Punjab and Chhattisgarh.

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