The authorities is making rake preparations anticipating manufacturing and provide points throughout the approaching wet season
The authorities is making rake preparations anticipating manufacturing and provide points throughout the approaching wet season
The authorities has directed the facility technology firms (GENCOS) to purchase rakes for captive utilization, a transfer which is able to guarantee clean provides of coal throughout the monsoon season.
Each yr throughout the monsoon season, the manufacturing of home coal additionally falls, Power Minister R. Ok. Singh advised PTI.
When requested if the federal government is making rake preparations anticipating manufacturing and provide points throughout the approaching wet season, he replied within the affirmative.
“That (rakes) is another problem,” Mr. Singh mentioned including the Coal Ministry has been saying that there are areas the place there may be dry gasoline however transportation is just not taking place to the extent of availability.
He cited the scarcity of rakes in addition to congestion on some routes as the principle causes for this downside.
There are actions which the Railways must take to scale back the congestion on these strains in order that extra coal might be evacuated from these locations. In some areas, the Coal Ministry must up the manufacturing the place sufficient rakes can be found, the Minister mentioned.
Without sharing any particulars, he additional mentioned “the Indian Railways is buying more rakes. I have also asked the GENCOS to invest in rakes.
“You can personal rakes and also you save on transport value and that pays for itself in about 9-10 years and the rake itself runs for about 25-30 years. NTPC already owns rakes, they’re going to enhance their rakes. I’ve requested all state GENCOS to personal rakes to scale back load on railways.” The Minister has additionally mentioned that the federal government is gearing as much as enhance the inventory of coal at energy vegetation to 40 million tonnes throughout the monsoon season.
At current, there are reserves of round 22.9 million tonnes on the energy vegetation.
Source: www.thehindu.com
