India is increasing the share of domestically sourced coal in power plants that are primarily supplied with imported coal, according to reports on ongoing supply changes. Business Line says domestic coal is currently used to operate about 5.7 gigawatts (GW) of power capacity this year out of a total 18.7 GW installed capacity that relies on imported coal. This corresponds to nearing the 50% mark for local coal usage within this import-fed segment. The report also states that trials are underway to expand the domestic coal switch to an additional 4.3 GW of capacity. The Economic Times similarly reports that India is close to using roughly half of the coal sourced locally in import-fed plants, reinforcing that the change is being phased in rather than implemented fully at once. Taken together, the coverage indicates a targeted effort to increase domestic coal blending or substitution in plants that were originally structured around imported fuel, supported by trial runs before further expansion.
India boosts domestic coal use in import-fed power plants toward 50%
India is increasing the share of domestically sourced coal in power plants that are primarily supplied with imported coal, according to reports on ongoing supply changes. Business Line says domestic c...
- India uses domestic coal for about 5.7 GW of power capacity this year within an import-fed segment totaling 18.7 GW.
- The domestic coal share in import-fed plants is nearing 50%, based on reported figures.
- Trials are underway to expand the switch from imported to domestic coal.
- The expansion is aimed at adding around 4.3 GW of capacity.
- The change is reported as phased, with testing before scaling up.
Domestic coal is currently used for operating 5.7 gigawatts capacity this year, of the total 18.7 GW capacity, at imported coal-based power plants; Trials are underway to expand the switch to another 4.3 GW of capacity.
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