‘Depleting coal, high price hurting power sector’
The Hindu
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Energy Secretary N. Srikant on Saturday said the power sector was going through a turbulent phase due to a 20% increase in consumption and a fall in thermal generation on account of depleting coal stocks.
Coal reserves had come down substantially due to global shortages in the last one month. Of the 135 thermal power plants in the country, 108 faced a severe shortage. Coal stocks in 28 plants would barely last for a day as per the Coal Ministry data, he said at a press conference here.
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