Thermal Power Update - Will The Coal Shortages Trip The Recovery?: CARE Ratings' Take

Thermal Power Update - Will The Coal Shortages Trip The Recovery?: CARE Ratings' Take

Smoke rises from chimneys at a thermal power plant. (Photographer: Taylor Weidman/Bloomberg)

BQ Blue’s special research section collates quality and in-depth equity and economy research reports from across India’s top brokerages, asset managers and research agencies. These reports offer BloombergQuint’s subscribers an opportunity to expand their understanding of companies, sectors and the economy.

CARE Ratings Research Report

With the ramp-up of economy post the second wave of Covid-19 outbreak, power demand has increased significantly.

The base demand during April to August 2021 period has shown a robust growth of 15.5% over the corresponding period last year and has already surpassed pre-Covid-19 levels (i.e. April to August 2019 period).

While the coal-based thermal plants experience lower coal availability around September every year due to the issues related to production, monsoon and concomitant logistics challenges, this year the issue has been exacerbated by sharper surge in power demand.

Higher demand this year has resulted in sharp depletion of coal inventory with ~54% of the monitored capacity of 165 gigawatt having a stock of less than four days of production, as on September 30, 2021.

Click on the attachment to read the full report:

CARE Ratings Thermal Power.pdf
Read Document

DISCLAIMER

This report is authored by an external party. BloombergQuint does not vouch for the accuracy of its contents nor is responsible for them in any way. The contents of this section do not constitute investment advice. For that you must always consult an expert based on your individual needs. The views expressed in the report are that of the author entity and do not represent the views of BloombergQuint.

Users have no license to copy, modify, or distribute the content without permission of the Original Owner.

lock-gif
To continue reading this story
Subscribe to unlock & enjoy all Members-only benefits
Still Not convinced ?  Know More
Get live Stock market updates, Business news, Today’s latest news, Trending stories, and Videos on NDTV Profit.
GET REGULAR UPDATES