Coal Crisis Looms as Thermal Plants Run on Fumes Coal stocks at thermal power plants have plummeted to just 28. 2 million tonnes, barely half of the recommended level of 58. 7 MT.
This stark reality underscores India's woefully inadequate energy infrastructure and the government's inability to ensure a stable supply chain.
Of the 50 thermal power plants classified as "critically low" on coal stocks, less than 25% have their normative inventories.