Assessment of regional water demand for coal-based power plants in India: exploring its regional impact on other cross-sectoral water stress.

Water use in coal power generation is one of the key points to highlight for the countries like India because country electricity demand increases rapidly which led to increase in water demand. The coal power sector in India will remain to be the dominant source of electricity generation until 2040 and will require a regular water supply, which is already in a stressful condition. This work focuses on the regional assessment of water withdrawal and consumption of the coal power sector at three broad stages includes fuel extraction, fuel preparation, and power generation.