Energetica India Magazine - September 2022

The Inevitable power crisis of India Introduction India is facing one of the worst power crises in its history. The scariest point is that this power crisis is not something that happens rarely but has been haunting India almost every single year for the past 10 years. Now as a result businesses across the country are facing lack and even CRORES of loss- es due to power shortages and at themacro level the economy of India itself is taking a hit nowwhen we say power crisis. We might think that maybe India does not have enough energy sources right, but the fun fact is that India has the fifth largest coal reserve in the world with 9.5% of the entire world’s coal reserve right here in our country itself. We have so much coal that with the existing energy demand these re- serves canpower India for 111years, so the question is despite being one of the largest coal reserves in theworldwhy India is facing a power crisis what are the factors that are causing this tohappen every single year andpower crisis and its impact on the Indianmarkets. If India is having so such a large reserve of coal, then, what could be the reason for the power crisis in India? We might think that maybe India does not have enough energy sources right, but the fun fact is that India has the fifth largest coal reserve in the world with 9.5% of the entire world’s coal reserve right here in our country itself. We have so much coal that with the existing energy demand these reserves can power India for 111 years, so the question is despite being one of the largest coal reserves in the world why India is facing a power crisis what are the factors that are causing this to happen every single year and power crisis and its impact on the Indian markets. If India is having so such a large reserve of coal, then, what could be the reason for the power crisis in India? Dr. Pradip D. Narale Prashant Kumar Assistant Professor at Department of Renewable Energy Engineering, College of Agril. Engg. & PHT, Ranipool, Sikkim Student of B.Tech (Agricultural Engineering) at College of Agril. Engg. & PHT, Ranipool, Sikkim energetica INDIA- September_2022 75 POWER SECTOR The Problem: The overall power situation in the country remains precarious because of the less availability of domestic coal. To understand the problem clearly, we need to focus on the supply chain of coal in India.