India Coal Stocks Critical: 96 Plants at 3-Day Supply as Power Demand Surges

India's coal supply crisis has deepened, with 96 power plants holding only three days of stock, up from 60 in mid-September, due to warmer weather driving higher electricity demand. The situation threatens power generation reliability and could force increased coal imports, impacting global coal markets. Uncertainty remains over how quickly stocks can be replenished and whether outages will occur.