An Indian spinning mills industry body has asked for 24-hour power supply to textile mills, BusinessLine reports. The request targets one of the most basic constraints on yarn output in the country's largest textile segment: interrupted electricity at the mill gate.

Spinning is power-intensive. Ring frames, blowroom lines and autoconers run continuously, and every outage forces stops that hit machine efficiency, yarn quality and realised capacity. For mills supplying woven and knitted fabric to domestic garment exporters, unreliable supply translates directly into longer lead times and tighter margins on contracted order volumes.

The industry body's demand puts the issue before state power utilities and policymakers rather than individual buyers. Electricity distribution in India sits with state-level boards, and tariff structures plus hours of guaranteed supply vary from state to state. Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and other spinning clusters have historically faced restrictions on continuous supply, pushing some mills toward costlier captive generation or diesel backup.

For sourcing teams buying Indian cotton yarn, the intervention matters at the tier-two level. Spinning capacity underpins the whole downstream chain — fabric mills, dyehouses and garment factories depend on consistent yarn availability. Power-driven capacity losses at spinning mills narrow the reliable base that exporters in Tirupur, Ludhiana and other hubs can commit against delivery schedules.

The request also comes amid broader cost pressure on Indian spinning. Cotton prices, demand cycles and competition from other origins have already squeezed margins across the sector. Power costs form a significant share of conversion cost per kilogram of yarn, so supply reliability is a commercial variable, not just an infrastructure detail.

No timeline, specific state commitment, or policy response accompanied the industry body's request, according to the report. The demand stands as a lobbying position until utilities or state governments respond.

Buyers sourcing Indian yarn should treat the development as a watch item. If state utilities move toward guaranteed 24-hour supply, effective spinning capacity and delivery reliability improve; if the request stalls, mills will continue to price the risk of interruptions into their offers.