Thermal plants face coal shortage

May worsen power crisis
Kiran Deep
Tribune News Service
Yamunanagar, September 11

Reeling from power shortage, the state may face a worse situation following a shortage of coal stocks at thermal plants due to the non-supply of coal from Jharkhand mines in the wake of damage caused by the Bihar floods.

Coal stocks for only three days are left at the super thermal plant (1,360 MW) in Panipat and the Deenbandhu Chhotu Ram Thermal Plant (600 MW) in Yamunanagar.

People of the state have already been facing more than 14 hours of power cuts.