'The shortage of coal at power plants is different from shortage of coal in the country'
An escalating coal crisis made India's power ministry step in and allay fears of electricity disruption across the country. In a statement on Sunday, the ministry said coal dispatches were constrained due to a prolonged monsoon, panning reports that power stations had an average of four days' worth of coal at the end of last month, the lowest level in years.India's thermal power stations are reportedly operating with coal stocks at alarmingly low levels. On October 6, as much as 133 GW of India's monitored 165 GW coal base capacity operated with low inventory. Plants with a capacity of about 90 GW had reportedly less than four days of stock.States such as Maharashtra and Delhi have raised concerns over long power cuts due to shortage of coa.....