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India drains coal stockpiles as weak rains and fading solar strain grid

Original: Weak rains and fading solar have forced India to drain coal stockpiles just to keep the lights on... Night shortfalls hi

India is burning through its coal reserves to keep the power supply stable after weak monsoon rains reduced hydropower output and fading solar generation left evening gaps uncovered. Night-time shortfalls reached 7.7 gigawatts this month, worse than during the summer heat wave, while grid coal inventories have more than halved year-on-year to their lowest level in nearly three years, according to figures cited in New Delhi.

Why now: Coal stockpiles are at a three-year low and night power shortfalls exceed even the summer heat wave, raising fears of blackouts.

IndiaNew DelhiCoal IndiaPower Grid Corporation

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• Weak rains and fading solar have forced India to drain coal stockpiles just to keep the lights on... Night shortfalls hit 7.7 GW this month, worse than the summer heat wave. Grid inventories have more than halved from a year ago, the lowest in nearly 3 years. New Delhi · MarioNawfal · 51

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