Highlights

  • Coal supply of under 7 days deemed critical
  • Under 3 days of supply is labelled 'super critical'
  • Over 25 power plants shut across India due to lack of coal

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Over 80% of India's thermal power plants face 'critical' level of coal supply

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The nation's power crisis has taken centre stage with Union Home Minister Amit Shah meeting the ministers for coal and power and along with officials of NTPC as states face potential blackouts due to lack of coal.

Also watch: Coal Shortage: Supply concerns will be eased this week assures Coal Minister

As per data available out of 135 thermal plants that use coal for power generation, 106 or nearly 80 per cent were either in the critical or supercritical stage, i.e. they had stocks only for the next 6-7 days.

Several states have warned of blackouts even though the central government has assured that India has ample coal stocks to meet the demand of its power plants

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