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Indian homes, factories hit by hours of blackouts amid more demand for coal

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Indian homes and businesses are experiencing frequent blackouts due to a shortage of coal at power plants, which supply approximately two-thirds of the country's electricity. This crisis is exacerbated by the weakest monsoon in seven years, reducing hydropower production, and extreme heat increasing demand for air conditioning and farm irrigation. As a result, smaller factories, farmers, and households are suffering from extended periods without power as supply cannot meet the high energy demands.

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India is experiencing widespread blackouts affecting homes, factories, and smelters due to a shortage of coal at power stations. Coal-fired plants generate about two-thirds of India’s electricity. The situation has been exacerbated by weaker-than-normal monsoon rains this year, reducing hydropower generation while higher temperatures increase demand for air conditioning and irrigation. As a result, the country's coal stockpiles have plummeted, leading to rolling blackouts across smaller factories, farms, and households as supply fails to meet soaring electricity demands.

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Energy issues include extra hot weather increasing air-con use Indian factories, smelters and households are being hit by blackouts and rising energy costs as the impact of plunging coal stockpiles at the country’s power stations ripples through the economy.

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2026-10-12 · South China Morning Post

Indian homes, factories hit by hours of blackouts amid more demand for coal · assertive framing

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Indian homes, factories hit by hours of blackouts amid more demand for coal Coal-fired power stations supply about two-thirds of India’s electricity. asserted

homes → hit → electricity

impact → include → economy

The weakest monsoon since 2015 has curbed hydropower output, while hotter-than-normal weather has buoyed demand for air conditioning and farm irrigation. asserted

weather → curb → conditioning

That has seen coal-fired power stations, which supply about two-thirds of India’s electricity, rapidly burn through their inventories. asserted

which → see → inventories

Smaller factories, farmers and households are facing power cuts as demand outweighs supply on the grid. asserted

demand → face → grid