Coal India strike today may hit power output

KOLKATA: The planned strike at Coal India on Tuesday is likely to hit power supply as plants with thousands of megawatts of generation capacity have fuel stocks only for a day or less. Worker at the coal behemoth are going on a tool-down strike on September 24 to protest against the government’s decision last month to allow 100% foreign direct investment in coal mining under the automatic route.

According to a Coal IndiaNSE -0.18 % executive, while five unions have said it will be a one-day strike, one union has called for a five-day strike from September 23, which prompted its affiliated members to start disrupting production and dispatches at Talcher coalfields, which produce more than 100,000 tonnes a day.