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- Coal stocks at India's thermal power plants have fallen to about 40.7 million tonnes, enough for only 13 days of operations as of 20 July, down from 19 days in May.
- Electricity demand neared 270 gigawatts while monsoon disruptions hit coal supply, and the nationwide energy shortage widened to 23 million units on 19 July, causing power cuts in states like Punjab, Haryana and Goa.
- Hydropower output has also dropped sharply, with reservoir levels 39% lower than a year ago, and about 44.45GW of thermal capacity—one-fifth of the total—is under forced outage due to technical faults.
What to watch next
- Whether the forecast vigorous monsoon over northwest, east and northeast India lifts wind and hydro generation
- Trends in coal stock days and the energy shortage figures over the coming days
- Restoration of the roughly 44.45GW of thermal capacity under forced outage
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