A power shortage may hit Delhi Metro trains

The Government of Delhi has expressed its concern over a possible scarcity of coal in the power generating plants that provide electricity to the National Capital of the country. The Delhi Government has said that the disruption in power supply from Dadri and Unchahar thermal power plants might eventually affect the 24-hour power supply to Delhi Metro, hospitals, and other important institutions in the national capital. As a result, the Government of Delhi has written to the Centre requesting it to intervene to provide enough coal to the Thermal Power Plants.

According to the daily coal report of the National Power Portal, there is an acute shortage of coal at many power stations of the National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC). The Delhi government has told that only one day's coal stock is left at the Dadri-II power generation plant, Unchahar power plant has two days' stock, three-and-a-half days' stock is left in Kahalgaon, Farakka has five days' stock, while Jhajjar (Aravalli) has seven to eight days' stock left with it. While the coal crisis is threatening to impact the power supply, Delhi and many other states are battling severe heatwave conditions.