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    India is facing an energy crisis due to a shortage of coal. Over 50% of coal power plants have less than 3 days of coal stocks, and some plants have run out completely. This is causing power cuts across several states. The crisis is due to increased electricity demand as the economy recovers, heavy rains impacting coal production and transport, and high prices of imported coal leading plants to rely more on domestic coal. To overcome the crisis, India needs to establish a single independent body to oversee energy security and electrification, decommission multiple regulatory boards in favor of a single board, increase transparency through online billing, and punish corrupt utility employees.

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    India is facing an energy crisis due to a shortage of coal. Over 50% of coal power plants have less than 3 days of coal stocks, and some plants have run out completely. This is causing power cuts across several states. The crisis is due to increased electricity demand as the economy recovers, heavy rains impacting coal production and transport, and high prices of imported coal leading plants to rely more on domestic coal. To overcome the crisis, India needs to establish a single independent body to oversee energy security and electrification, decommission multiple regulatory boards in favor of a single board, increase transparency through online billing, and punish corrupt utility employees.

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    Energy Crisis in India

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    India is facing an energy crisis due to a shortage of coal. Over 50% of coal power plants have less than 3 days of coal stocks, and some plants have run out completely. This is causing power cuts across several states. The crisis is due to increased electricity demand as the economy recovers, heavy rains impacting coal production and transport, and high prices of imported coal leading plants to rely more on domestic coal. To overcome the crisis, India needs to establish a single independent body to oversee energy security and electrification, decommission multiple regulatory boards in favor of a single board, increase transparency through online billing, and punish corrupt utility employees.

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    ENERGY CRISIS IN

    INDIA
    WHAT IS THE PROBLEM?

    • Some states have complained about an impending power shortage and written to the central government
    raising the issue of shortage of coal. Some states have also reported power cuts due to supply shortage.
    • Reuters reported that more than 50 per cent of 135 coal-fired power plants had stocks of less than three
    days. These 135 coal-powered electricity generation plants account for 70 per cent of power supply in
    India.
    • PTI also cited data from the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to report that 16 coal power plants had
    stocks for zero days as on October 7. These power plants have a cumulative capacity of 16,880 MW.
    • This summed up that India was on the brink of a nationwide electricity crisis.
    REASONS FOR THE CRISIS

    • unprecedented increase in demand for electricity due to the revival of the economy
    • heavy rains in coal mine areas during September 2021 thereby adversely affecting the
    coal production as well as dispatch of coal from mines
    • increase in prices of imported coal to unprecedented high level leading to a substantial
    reduction in power generation from imported coal-based power plants leading to more
    dependence on domestic coal
    • non-building of adequate coal stocks before the onset of monsoon
    WAYS TO OVERCOME THE CRISIS

    • First of all a single independent body should be commissioned to look after the problems related to
    electricity like energy security, rural electrification, etc. The body should be kept accountable.
    • There should be decommissioning of all regulatory boards and a single board should be
    commissioned. Issues like the Tariff regulation subsidies for rural areas etc. can be handled much
    more efficiently and smoothly if there is one body.
    • There should be transparency in the system, this can be achieved by online bill collection system.
    • There should be policies regarding corrupt employees of utility system. The defaulters must not go
    unpunished.
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