45 Indian Coal Power Plants Hit Critical Low Fuel Stocks
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Forty-five Indian coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low fuel stocks, according to government data reviewed by Reuters, raising the risk of generation shortfalls. The figure represents a significant share of India's thermal power fleet, which still supplies the bulk of the country's electricity. Low coal inventories at power plants typically force utilities to import expensive spot coal or risk load-shedding during peak demand. The data point comes as India heads into high summer electricity demand season.
Why it matters
Critical low coal stocks at 45 plants could force costly spot imports, drive up power tariffs, and risk load-shedding across Indian states heading into the summer demand peak, directly affecting households, factories and discom finances.
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