In fiscal year 2016, the volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal in the country amounted to zero billion units, down from about 2.7 billion units in fiscal year 2015. Coal dominated the country's power supply with a contribution of over 70 percent through thermal power plants.
Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal in India from financial year 2013 to 2017 (in billion units)
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CEA (India). (January 15, 2018). Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal in India from financial year 2013 to 2017 (in billion units) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 25, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/730760/india-volume-of-loss-in-electricity-generation-due-to-shortage-of-coal/
CEA (India). "Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal in India from financial year 2013 to 2017 (in billion units)." Chart. January 15, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730760/india-volume-of-loss-in-electricity-generation-due-to-shortage-of-coal/
CEA (India). (2018). Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal in India from financial year 2013 to 2017 (in billion units). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 25, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/730760/india-volume-of-loss-in-electricity-generation-due-to-shortage-of-coal/
CEA (India). "Volume of Loss in Electricity Generation Due to Shortage of Coal in India from Financial Year 2013 to 2017 (in Billion Units)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Jan 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730760/india-volume-of-loss-in-electricity-generation-due-to-shortage-of-coal/
CEA (India), Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal in India from financial year 2013 to 2017 (in billion units) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/730760/india-volume-of-loss-in-electricity-generation-due-to-shortage-of-coal/ (last visited September 25, 2023)
Volume of loss in electricity generation due to shortage of coal in India from financial year 2013 to 2017 (in billion units) [Graph], CEA (India), January 15, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/730760/india-volume-of-loss-in-electricity-generation-due-to-shortage-of-coal/