There Would Be No Power Cuts Due To Coal Shortage, Says Coal Minister

On recent reports on coal shortages, coal minister Pralhad Joshi said that no part of the country faced power cuts due to fuel shortage.

Coal minister Pralhad Joshi on Friday assured that there would be no power cuts in the country from now onwards due to coal shortage.

The statement comes weeks after low stock at power plants crippling country's power generation.

Replying to a question during 'TV9 What India Thinks Today Global Summit', the minister said, "I can fully assure that it won't happen." The minister said that as on date the thermal power plants have average coal stock of almost 12 days.

Besides, he said, there is also a coal stock of around 50-55 million tonnes.