Keeping coal stocks is a practice to ensure seamless supply during lean production period: SCCL

HYDERABAD

The absorption of Singareni Collieries Company Ltd (SCCL) has maintained that arsenic connected May 26, the they person a full ember banal of 2.877 cardinal tonnes astatine its assorted mines and ember handling plants (CHPs) - and it is the lowest ember banal recorded during the past 10 years.

In a statement, the nationalist assemblage ember institution stated that the mean ember banal held by the institution during 2014-24 was 5 cardinal tonnes. Stating that ember accumulation and proscription activities are carried retired each time crossed the 39 opencast and underground mines operated by Singareni, it is rather earthy that a definite quantity of ember would stay stocked astatine mines and CHPs.

The ember disposable successful banal is continuously transported to consumers done obstruction and roadworthy routes arsenic per requirements. Such banal attraction is simply a mean logistical improvement successful ember companies. The absorption stated that it is clarifying the facts successful presumption of definite misconceptions and concerns being expressed regarding ember stocks successful Singareni.

Coal accumulation is mostly higher and ember stocks thin to get accumulated peculiarly during the play from November to May. These stocks are traditionally supplied to thermal powerfulness stations done obstruction and roadworthy transport erstwhile accumulation declines owed to assorted reasons. The signifier has been continuing for years.

The absorption explained citing records that ember stocks stood astatine 7 cardinal tonnes successful 2015-16 and 7.4 cardinal tonnes successful 2016-17. Between 2014 and 2024, the mean ember banal maintained astatine mines and CHPs was astir 5 cardinal tonnes.

Maintaining ember banal is particularly indispensable during the monsoon play oregon other determination could beryllium situations wherever capable ember proviso to thermal powerfulness stations would go difficult. Such banal attraction is earthy and astatine times indispensable for each ember institution successful the country, SCCL said successful the statement.