The Tally So Far
- The big 5 in Hazira, including Essar, Reliance Industries, ONGC and the textile, plastic and diamond industries in Surat suffer huge losses
- GAIL, which feeds 33 mmscmd of gas from Hazira daily, has started getting supplies of 5 mmscmd
- The situation may get worse as it will take time for ONGC to commence full production
- NTPC, facing a demand-supply crisis, says power shortages can increase and that it is exploring alternate fuels
- Essar suffered losses worth Rs 80 crore but both its plants are safe
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