(ZEROHEDGE) – It's now a fact that India is teetering on the edge of a power crisis as coal shortages have left power grids with the worst deficit in years.
This month, 80% of India's 135 coal-fired plants had less than eight days of supplies — more than 50% of plants had two days of fuel left. For some context, the four-year average of coal inventory has been a little more than two weeks.
We noted India's "persistent electricity shortages" have become more widespread since the start of October as coal-fired power plants can't keep up with demand. Reuters, citing data from grid operator Power System Operation Corporation (POSOCO), showed power supply dropped 750 million units short of demand throughout the first 12 days of October, primarily due to a coal shortage. The power deficit was the worst since March 2016, coming in at 1.6%.
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