Government Says Coal Consumption Is Not Regulated

Government knowledgeable Parliament on Wednesday that it has not regulated consumption of coal, reasonably more dry gas had been provided within the present monetary 12 months until November, in comparison with the identical interval of corresponding fiscal.Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi in a written response to a query in Lok Sabha, mentioned that Coal India Limited (CIL) had offered more coal throughout the present fiscal (as much as November 2021) compared to the amount offered throughout the identical interval of final 12 months.During April-November 2021, CIL had dispatched coal to the tune of 421.11 million tonnes compared to the corresponding interval of final 12 months's figures of 357.13 million tonnes, thus recording a progress of about 18 per cent.Singareni Collieries Company Limited (SCCL) had dispatched 42.47 million tonnes of coal in April-November 2021, in contrast to 26.52 million tonnes of dry gas, which it had despatched throughout April-November 2020, reaching 60 per cent progress, Mr Joshi instructed the decrease home.The coal minister's touch upon dry gas consumption will be seen within the gentle of the truth that in October this 12 months, as many as six states had mentioned that they face power disaster as energy vegetation had been in need of dry gas.The coal ministry had expedited provides to the affected states, which had even hinted at the potential for dealing with outages.