Coal Crisis in India
India is grappling with an escalating crisis as stockpiles of coal, the fuel used to generate about 70% of the nation’s electricity, dwindle to the lowest in years just as power demand is set to surge.
- According to data from the Central Electricity Authority of India, nearly 80% of the country’s coal-fired plants were in the critical or supercritical stage.
- The current coal crisis comes amid a broader energy crisis across the world with the prices of natural gas, coal and oil rising sharply in the international market.
Reasons for Coal Crisis
- Low Domestic Production: The current crisis in the availability of ....
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