Coal stock at 57 plants critical, as power demand surges

Amid rising electricity demand, coal stock in 57 power plants, representing 21% of the country’s power supply, have become ‘critical’ or ‘super critical’. The CEA shows that five plants have no stock, and are functioning on daily supplies. Six plants have a day’s buffer stock, 15 plants have inventories for three days, 13 plants for four days, four plants for five days, three stations for six days and two units have stocks to last a week.

from Energy-Industry-Economic Times https://ift.tt/2WyhfiK