Coal Conundrum: Low Stocks and High Stakes for India's Power Plants The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) reports a grim picture: 57 thermal power plants in India are struggling to meet their coal requirements, with stocks dwindling to critically low levels.
This is part of a broader trend that has been unfolding for months.
The crisis stems from a perfect storm of factors: intense monsoon rains in key coal producing regions, production bottlenecks at Coal India Limited (CIL), and an increasingly unpredictable supply chain.