The state-owned Singareni Collieries Company Ltd achieved 6.7 per cent growth in coal despatches at 52.5 lakh tonnes and 2.8 per cent growth in coal production at 50.5 lakh tonnes in May. This is against 49.2 lakh tonnes in despatches and 49.1 lakh tonnes in production for the same month last year.

During the month, the overburden removal was up at 21.57 per cent at 333 lakh cubic meters as against 274 lakh cubic metres.

N Sridhar, CMD of SCCL, said the sustained efforts of the employees has ensured adequate coal supplies to various power plants even during severe summer months. Thermal plants now have coal stocks for over 10 days.

The CMD called upon the employees to sustain their efforts to reach the annual production goal of 660 lakh tonnes during 2017-18.

Plant load factor

The unit-2 of the Singareni Thermal Power plant achieved 100 per cent plant load factor (PLF). The plant located at Jaipur in Adilabad district produced 448.54 million units of power and supplied 419.01 million units to Gajwel power grid.

The unit-1 of the plant had achieved a 100 per cent PLF in April. The power project generated about 5,720 million units power and exported 5,320 million units to Gazwel power grid for supply to the State.

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