India faces critically low reserves of coal at its big power plants as lower wind and hydropower generation has coincided with increased power demand, leading to the increased use of coal for power generation. Pressure on thermal power grew this week, given the lower wind and hydropower generation. Earlier this month, stocks of coal, which were already low, dropped to less than seven days’ supply at 76 out of 121 thermal plants. The government is also looking into ways to increase renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind, biogas, biomass and nuclear power.
India faces critically low reserves of coal at its big power plants as lower wind and hydropower generation has coincided with increased power demand, leading to the increased use of coal for power generation. Earlier this month, stocks of coal, which were already low, dropped to less than seven days’ supply at 76 out of 121 thermal plants. The government is also looking into ways to increase renewable energy sources such as solar power, wind, biogas, biomass and nuclear power.