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India's Power Crisis Deepens
India's 96 coal plants face critical fuel shortages as power demand soars.
In brief
India's 96 coal plants face critical fuel shortages as power demand soars. India's coal-fired power plants now operate with critically low fuel stocks for less than three days due to rising energy demand and El Nino-linked weather. Originally reported by The Economic Times.
Fuel Shortages
Half of India's 191 coal-fired power plants operate with critically low fuel stocks due to rising energy demand and El Nino-linked weather.
Shortfall Rise
The number of power plants with critically low coal stocks rose to 96 as of October 19 from 60 plants in mid-September.
Demand Surge
Daily peak electricity demand this year has been 45 to 50 gigawatts higher than a year earlier due to weaker monsoon rains and increased thermal plant reliance.
Supply Gap
India's power demand exceeded supply by 560 million kilowatt-hours in September, the highest since August 2023.
At a glance
India's coal-fired power plants now operate with critically low fuel stocks for less than three days due to rising energy demand and El Nino-linked weather.
