MCL Asked To Raise Its Daily Despatch Due To Coal Shortage In Thermal Power Plants

The Mahanadi Coalfields Ltd (MCL) in Talcher of Angul district has been asked to raise its daily despatch due to a severe coal shortage in thermal power plants.

According to the reports, Santosh, Deputy Director-General and CCO, Ministry of Coal stated that concerted efforts should be made to ensure the despatch of 60 to 65 rakes from Talcher coalfields to meet the demand for coal. She appreciated the efforts of MCL in achieving a record off-take on the rail route from Talcher coalfields.

The MCL had recently despatched 62 rakes in a day and the company despatched more than 5.44 lakh tonne of coal for the second time this month. It has supplied over 87.5 million tonnes of coal to consumers during the current financial year, which is 20.3% more than the supply during the same period last fiscal. Currently, the MCL has more than 13 million tonnes of coal available in its stocks.

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