Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut has said 12 states are facing electricity issues due to a shortage of coal and that his department was working to mitigate the shortfall here with micro-level planning.

Talking to reporters, Raut said there was no load-shedding in Maharashtra for the past five to six days due to this micro-level planning and the power deficit stood at 15 per cent. He said state-run Mahagenco has set a target to generate 8000 MW electricity, while thermal power plants in the coastal region operate on imported coal, the ban on the import of which was recently lifted by the Centre.