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Nearly 40% of India’s coal power plants running critically low on fuel, data show

The number of power plants with critically low coal stocks of ‌less than 25% of the required inventory or only able to generate ‌power for less than three days ‌rose ⁠sharply to 74 as of September 19 ⁠from about 60 plants last week, data from the Central Electricity Authority that is updated daily showed

· 9/21/2026, 3:32:23 PM· 2 min read
Nearly 40% of India’s coal power plants running critically low on fuel, data show
The number of power plants with critically low coal stocks of ‌less than 25% of the required inventory or only able to generate ‌power for less than three days ‌rose ⁠sharply to 74 as of September 19 ⁠from about 60 plants last week, data from the Central Electricity Authority that is updated daily showed
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