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India's aluminium makers face 'precarious situation' on coal crunch

Tightening supplies of coal have triggered a power crisis in India as about 70% of the nation's electricity is fired by the fuel.

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Swansy Afonso | Bloomberg
An acute coal crunch in India has created a “precarious situation” for aluminium producers as stockpiles of the fuel plummet to critical levels, according to the country’s top industry group.

Most aluminium factories, which have their own power generation plants, have stockpiles for only one to two days, B.K. Bhatia, additional secretary general at the Federation of Indian Mineral Industries said by phone. While aluminium output hasn’t been affected so far, there may be production cuts by the end of the month if coal supplies don’t recover, he said.

Tightening supplies of coal have triggered a power crisis in India

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