Future thermal power plants at risk as water stress increases: Study

Existing water shortage has already forced 61 thermal power plants to shut down between 2013 and 2017, leading to 17,000 gigawatt hours of lost generation

The country's coal-fired thermal power generating stations face a bleak future with the ongoing water shortage crisis set to worsen.

The existing water shortage problems have forced 61 thermal power plants to shut down between 2013 and 2017, leading to 17,000 gigawatt hours of lost generation. A report prepared jointly by US-based think-tank, the Institute for Energy Economics & Financial Analysis (IEEFA) and Applied Economics Clinic (AEC), warns that water related problems in the country will worsen as the impact of climate change continues to exacerbate the duration and severity of floods as well as droughts.

“The energy landscape has changed dramatically