Coal news and updates

Group General Manager of NTPC Kahalgaon Rakesh Samuel told media on Thursday that coal supply from Lalmatia coal mines in Godda district of Jharkhand is totally hampered after the December 29 mishap.

The Lalmatia colliery tragedy in which 18 workers lost their lives, has triggered shortage of coal supply to 2340 mega watt National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) plant at Kahalgaon in Bihar’s Bhagalpur. With depletion in reserved stock of coal and no fresh supply, the management closed the seventh unit of the plant on Wednesday, citing ‘annual overhaul’ as the reason. If the crisis persists, there is chance of other units also halting operations. Group General Manager of NTPC Kahalgaon Rakesh Samuel told media on Thursday that coal supply from Lalmatia coal mines in Godda district of Jharkhand is totally hampered after the December 29 mishap.

Source: Indian Express