The Financial Express, a major newspaper in India, has warned of an impending energy crisis in India. India has joined the countries facing a severe energy crisis, and this can hit its post-pandemic economic recovery. This looming crisis is primarilybased in the country’s shortage of coal.

The Central Energy Authority (CEA) has released data which shows that as of 29 September, 16 out of 135 coal-fired power plants had zero stocks left, whereas 80% plants had stocks that will last less than a week. Even among these, 50% were those that had only 3 day’s worth of stocks left. CEA data has revealed that the country is facing a fuel shortage since the year 2020 itself.