India’s energy crisis escalates: the average coal-fired power plant has only 4 days left to stock to a record low in many years_coal

Overseas Network, October 6thAccording to several foreign media reports, India’s current energy crisis continues to escalate. After the surge in power demand and the sharp drop in coal production further deplete the inventory, the coal-fired power plants in India recently have an average of only 4 days of coal stock left, which is the lowest in many years. level.

Based on reports from media such as the Gulf Times and the Mint of India on the 5th, Indian Electricity Minister Singh stated in a report released on the same day that due to coal shortages and the surge in demand after the epidemic, India may face up to 6 Month’s supply shortage. He said that under normal circumstances, demand will start to decline in late October, but it is currently expected that people’s demand will not decrease, but will increase, and the demand for electricity will be “huge”.

Currently, more than half of India’s power plants are on power outage alert. As of the end of September, coal-fired power plants had only 4 days of coal stock left on average, the lowest level in many years and lower than the 13-day stock of early August. Foreign media pointed out that coal accounts for nearly 70% of India’s electricity generation, and about three-quarters of fossil fuels are mined domestically. Although the Indian government is vigorously promoting the development of renewable energy, it is expected that coal consumption in India will rise in the next few years. (Overseas Net Zhang Ni)

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