Editing Regional effects of the 2021–2022 global energy crisis (section)

==== India ====
[[India]] experienced power outages in [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Rajasthan]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Jharkhand]], [[Maharashtra]], and [[Kerala]] as the country's coal stockpiles at power plants were dangerously low.<ref>{{cite news |title=India States Hit by Power Outages as Coal Supply Still Tight |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-11/indian-states-hit-by-power-blackouts-as-coal-supply-still-tight |work=Bloomberg |date=11 October 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=China isn't the only huge Asian economy with a coal shortage now |url=https://www.cnbc.com/2021/10/12/coal-shortage-india-could-soon-be-on-the-brink-of-a-power-crisis.html |work=CNBC |date=12 October 2021}}</ref> In order to mitigate the outage, coal supplies were re-routed from industries to power plants.

In October 2021, the crisis reached its peak, with 1/3 of coal power plants having less than three days of supply.<ref>{{cite news |title=India's Oct power demand rises 4.1%, coal-fired output up 1.8% |url=https://www.reuters.com/world/india/indias-oct-power-demand-rises-41-coal-fired-output-up-18-2021-11-01/ |work=Reuters |date=1 November 2021}}</ref> A complete power failure was averted as [[Coal India]], which supplies 80% of coal output, ramped up coal production.

In 2022, India was in a similar situation as China. The country increased its energy reliance with Russia in the aftermath of the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]], as imports for Russian liquid gas, crude oil and coal tripled to almost $5 billion.<ref name="auto" />