NTPC warns India\\\'s coal stocks running out

Six of India's coal-fired power plants do not have enough stocks to weather even a ‘small’ disruption in supplies, with fuel reserves sufficient for only up to two days, the country's largest power producer has warned. State-run NTPC(NTPC.NS) has asked the power ministry to ensure more coal is sent to the six plants - which have a combined capacity of 16,840 megawatts or 15 per cent of India's total energy capacity from coal-fired plants - particularly as the incoming monsoon rains could disrupt supply deliveries. ‘With the ensuing monsoon, it will become more difficult to replenish the coal stocks and in case of even a small disruption, the total power generation at these stations will be adversely affected,’ NTPC Chairman Arup Roy Choudhury said, according to Reuters.