India's power plant coal stocks are close to a five-year low. Power plant coal reserves, which account for more than 40% of the country's installed thermal power plants, can only be maintained for 4 days or less. This level pushes up the risk of large-scale power outages. As of October 4, fuel reserves for about 69 power plants can only be supported for 4 days or less. This is also the minimum alert level set by power plant operators. This inventory is the lowest since December 2021. At the time, after the pandemic, industrial recovery consumed stocks, and India and other major energy consumers in the region faced an energy crisis.

India's power plant coal stocks are close to a five-year low. Power plant coal reserves, which account for more than 40% of the country's installed thermal power plants, can only be maintained for 4 days or less. This level pushes up the risk of large-scale power outages. As of October 4, fuel reserves for about 69 power plants can only be supported for 4 days or less. This is also the minimum alert level set by power plant operators. This inventory is the lowest since December 2021. At the time, after the pandemic, industrial recovery consumed stocks, and India and other major energy consumers in the region faced an energy crisis.