India Races to Triple Coal Stockpiles to Prevent Summer Blackouts

OilPrice.com · Irina Slav · 2026-11-04 09:00 UTC

India plans to nearly triple coal stockpiles to 55 million metric tonnes by March 2027 to prevent electricity shortages during next summer's peak demand.

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India’s coal, power, and railway ministries are working jointly to boost the country’s stocks of coal ahead of next summer, Bloomberg has reported, citing unnamed sources. The target total is 55 million tons—a substantial boost from the current inventory, which amounts to 18 million tons.

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