45 Power Plants in India Running on Critically Low Levels of Coal Stocks
As many as 45 coal-fired power plants in India are currently operating with critically low levels of coal stocks, as electricity demand rises amid the strong El Nino but supply is disrupted by monsoon rains, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing government data and industry officials. These 45 coal power plants are operating with inventories below 25% of their required levels or with stocks insufficient for three consecutive days of power generation, per data from the Central Electricity Authority cited by Reuters.
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- Fact 1: As many as 45 coal-fired power plants in India are currently operating with critically low levels of coal stocks, as electricity demand rises amid the strong El Nino but supply is disrupted by monsoon rains, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing government data and industry officials.
- Fact 2: These 45 coal power plants are operating with inventories below 25% of their required levels or with stocks insufficient for three consecutive days of power generation, per data from the Central Electricity Authority cited by Reuters.
- Fact 3: The number of plants with low coal stocks surged to 45 from 31 at the end of July.
- Fact 4: “India's thermal power plants drew down coal inventories sharply during the first 23 days of August as coal consumption continued to outpace supplies,” BigMint said in a separate analysis on Wednesday.
As many as 45 coal-fired power plants in India are currently operating with critically low levels of coal stocks, as electricity demand rises amid the strong El Nino but supply is disrupted by monsoon rains, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing government data and industry officials. These 45 coal power plants are operating with inventories below 25% of their required levels or with stocks insufficient for three consecutive days of power generation, per data from the Central Electricity Authority cited by Reuters.
The number of plants with low coal stocks surged to 45 from 31 at the end of July. Monsoon-related disruptions to domestic supply have tightened the immediate availability and transportation of coal from the coal-rich producing states to the coal-fired power plants. As a result, domestic coal prices in India rose this week, commodity consultancy BigMint said on Wednesday.
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