Rain and Telangana protest hit coal supply

The country is staring at a blackout situation as nearly all thermal power generation units are operating on a fast-depleting supply of coal that can run out any moment. At Kolaghat, Bakreshwar, Kahalgaon, Tuticorin, Khaparkheda, Panipat and Badarpur, there is barely a day's stock. Nearly 40 other thermal units have less than seven days' stock of coal. Coal India Ltd is citing unprecedented rain at several mines and the Telangana stir as the causes for squeeze in supply. Coal fuels 86 power plants in the country that generate 85,477 MW or 64% of the total power supply, meaning the disruption is wreaking havoc in several states. Some 44 plants that generate 60% of coal-based power have less than seven days' stock. 

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