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Nov closing coal stocks of 125 TPPs at 12.892 mt

January 16: Total closing stocks of coal at 125 thermal power plants (TPPs) across the country stood at 12.892 million tons (mt) as of November 30, slightly higher than 10.412 mt reported for October 31, according to data released by the Central Electricity Authority (CEA).

Closing stocks at the plants located in the eastern region were 3.918 mt (3.102 mt in October), followed by the western region at 3.574 mt (3.313 mt), northern region at 3.085 mt (2.248 mt) and southern region at 2.315 mt (1.749 mt), the data showed.

The plants having the highest closing stocks were Talcher STPS (603,000 tons), Kahalgaon TPS (531,000 tons), Mundra UMPP (491,000 tons), Ramagundem STPS (423,000 tons) and Simhadri (422,000 tons).

In contrast, 10 operating plants had zero stocks of coal as of October 31.