Half of India Coal Plants Run Low on Fuel
Half of India's coal power plants face critically low fuel stocks as surging electricity demand strains supplies. Higher temperatures and weaker monsoon rains increased reliance on thermal generation.
Half of India's 191 coal-fired power plants operated with critically low fuel stocks on October 19, driven by surging electricity demand during El Niño conditions. That count jumped from 60 plants in mid-September, according to Central Electricity Authority data released on October 21. Total coal inventories at power stations fell 5% during October, exposing vulnerabilities in the power grid despite ministry claims of ramped-up supplies.
