Power and coal crisis India, The Ministry of Railways has announced the cancellation of nearly 657 postal and passenger trains through May 24 to ensure an adequate supply of coal to the power plant.
Power and Coal crisis India, According to official figures, a total of 533 coal rakes have been commissioned to ensure preferential coal supply when the country is scrambling to replenish the depleted inventory of power plants.
Of the total number of cancelled trains, 509 are postal and express trains, and 148 are passenger trains. According to official figures, a total of 533 rakes have been deployed to secure priority coal supplies while the country struggles to make up for dwindling supplies at its power plants.
Delhi Power Minister Satyendar Jain said today that India’s capital faces a continuing coal crisis due to a shortage of rail overpasses. “We used to have 450 rail racks, but now we have 405 racks. Better coordination of the centre is needed to prevent a crisis,” he said.
With the arrival of summer and heat waves, demand for coal, which accounts for about 70% of India’s electricity generation, is increasing. Several Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Maharashtra, Harayana and Andhrapradesh, face an hour-long power outage, but some industries produce due to a lack of fuel. Is suppressed.
A few days ago, the cancellation caused a massive protest in Chhattisgarh, which is part of the SECR sector, and Prime Minister Bhupesh Baghel spoke to Railroad Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw to urge the restoration of about six trains.
State Legislature Chair Mohan Malcolm protested the cancellation outside the Railroad Supervisory Authority of the Raipur SECR division.
Increase in demand of power in India:-
Although various cities in India have been hit by power outages, many of the subcontinents have been hit by particularly severe heat waves in northern India.
India’s energy demand reached record highs of 2.05 GW or 2.07.111 MW at 2:50 pm on Friday amid rising temperatures and a shortage of coal for power generation at thermal power plants.
Peak demand is rising slowly with the rise in mercury. On Tuesday, April 27, 2022, India’s peak electricity demand exceeded 201.066 GW, breaking the previous record of 200.539 GW observed on July 7, 2021. The increase in electricity demand reflects the country’s economic growth, according to a statement from the ministry.
The game of criticism over the slump in the country’s electricity supply is also a sign of a state of “cooperative federalism”, even when citizens recover from the heatwave. The state blamed the centre for delaying the shipment of coal to the power plant, and the former blamed the state for delaying the payment of shipments to the coal company.
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