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Blackouts are hitting Indian households and small factories as coal stocks at power plants hit critical lows amid a record El Niño and weak hydropower.
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Coal stocks at domestic power plants remain above 18 million tonnes, attributed to increased coal supplies and monitoring by the Ministry of Coal to mitigate power shortages.