India’s Coal Crisis Deepens as Power Demand Surges

Indian power generators are bracing for a coal supply squeeze, with half of the country’s coal power plant fleet operating with critically low stocks, Reuters has reported, citing higher than usual demand for electricity because of warmer than usual weather for this time of year. As many as 96 coal power plants in the country only have stocks for three days of consumption, the publication wrote, citing data from India’s Central Electricity Authority. This is up from 60 power plants operating with critically low stocks as of mid-September.…