Rajasthan To Schedule Power Cuts In Major Cities Due To Coal Shortage: Report
NDTV
Rajasthan's government-run utility said it would make the cuts in 10 major cities that are home to millions of people, making it the first state to officially schedule outages due to the crisis.
Rajasthan said on Friday it will schedule one-hour power cuts due to a nationwide coal shortage that has pushed many utilities to the brink of running out of coal.
Rajasthan's government-run utility said it would make the cuts in 10 major cities that are home to millions of people, making it the first state to officially schedule outages due to the crisis.
Northern states including Rajasthan have faced crippling power supply shortages of up to 14 hours in some regions, an analysis of government data and interviews with residents showed, contradicting government assurances there is enough power.
The shortages in India - the world's second largest coal consumer - follow widespread outages in neighbouring China, which has shut factories because of the crisis.
