印度头号工业邦古吉拉特邦已要求工厂在傍晚时段减少用电，以避免出现电力短缺，原因是需求激增且电厂煤炭库存偏低，令供电承压。
By SUMIT KHANNA, Sethuraman N R India's top industrial state Gujarat has asked factories to curb electricity use during evening hours to avoid shortages, as surging demand and low coal stocks at power plants strain supply.
由于缺乏足够的电池来储存白天产生的清洁电力，印度在傍晚时段难以满足用电需求。
India is struggling to meet electricity demand during evening hours as it lacks enough batteries to store clean power generated during the day.
古吉拉特邦是印度总理纳伦德拉·莫迪的家乡邦，位于印度西部。根据印度中央电力局的数据，该邦发出这一呼吁之际，印度191座燃煤电厂中有一半的煤炭库存处于危急低位。
The appeal from Gujarat, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's home state in western India, comes as half of India's 191 coal-fired power plants are operating with critically low coal inventories, according to Central Electricity Authority data.
与厄尔尼诺现象相关的更炎热天气、更高的灌溉需求以及工业活动的增加，正在推高印度的电力需求。
Hotter weather linked to El Niño, higher irrigation needs and increased industrial activity are driving India's power demand.
邦属电力公司北古吉拉特维杰有限公司已向工业企业和民众发送短信，呼吁在傍晚用电高峰时段即下午5点至晚上11点（格林尼治时间1130至1730）节约用电。该邦已要求工厂自愿将生产避开傍晚高峰时段。
A state utility, Uttar Gujarat Vij Company Ltd, has sent out text messages to industries and citizens to conserve power during peak evening hours from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. (1130 GMT to 1730 GMT). The state has asked factories to voluntarily shift production away from evening peak hours.
古吉拉特邦表示，该邦还已向联邦政府寻求额外的煤炭和电力供应。该邦还计划建设新的煤电、核电和电池储能项目，以满足未来的需求。
Gujarat state said it has also sought additional supply of coal and power from the federal government. It is also planning to build new coal, nuclear and battery storage projects to meet future demand.
根据印度电力部的数据，包括古吉拉特邦、旁遮普邦、中央邦、比哈尔邦、喀拉拉邦、泰米尔纳德邦和喜马偕尔邦在内的多个邦正通过招标寻求短期煤电供应。
Several states, including Gujarat, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Himachal Pradesh, are seeking short-term coal power through tenders as per power ministry data.
自10月初以来，印度电厂煤炭总库存已下降约5%，而每日高峰电力需求一直比一年前高出45吉瓦至50吉瓦。
India's total coal inventories at power plants have fallen about 5% since the start of October, while daily peak electricity demand has been running 45 gigawatts (GW) to 50 GW higher than a year earlier.
根据政府数据，上个月电力供需缺口扩大至5.6亿千瓦时，为2023年8月以来的最高水平。
Last month the gap between electricity demand and supply widened to 560 million kilowatt-hours, the highest since August 2023, according to government data.