power crisis
Pakistan faces escalation of power crisis as LNG tenders scrapped
Oil & Gas
June 27, 2022
Pakistan faces escalation of power crisis as LNG tenders scrapped
Pakistan is again facing an escalation of power crisis after it failed to agree on a deal for natural gas…
India’s coal output up 29% in April
Coal
May 11, 2022
India’s coal output up 29% in April
Government on Tuesday said the country’s coal output rose 29% to 66.58 million tonnes (MT) in April. This comes at…
Coal-based power generation rises 9% in April
Power
May 10, 2022
Coal-based power generation rises 9% in April
Coal-based power generation registered a 9.26% rise at 1,02,529 million units (MU) in April as compared to the year-ago period.…
CIL’s coal supply to power sector rises 16% in April
Coal
May 2, 2022
CIL’s coal supply to power sector rises 16% in April
CIL on Monday said coal supply to the power sector rose 15.6% to 49.7 million tonne last month in the…
Scheduled power cuts in Rajasthan from Thursday
Power
April 28, 2022
Scheduled power cuts in Rajasthan from Thursday
In the wake of an increasing power crisis in Rajasthan, the state government has decided to make scheduled power cuts…
No power crisis in India, generation capacity greater than peak demand
Power
March 15, 2022
No power crisis in India, generation capacity greater than peak demand
India is not facing any power crisis as the installed electricity generation capacity stood at 395.6 gigawatts (GW) against the…
Solar open access installation rises nearly two folds to 307MW
Renewable Energy
January 5, 2022
Solar open access installation rises nearly two folds to 307MW
Solar open access installations in India jumped 85% to 307 megawatt (MW) in July-September period of 2021, Mercom India Research…
Afghanistan, Tajikistan signs new electricity supply agreement
Power
December 28, 2021
Afghanistan, Tajikistan signs new electricity supply agreement
Amid the power crisis, Afghanistan has signed a new agreement with Tajikistan to extend the import of electricity from the…
UP buying power at ₹22 per unit: Yogi
Power
October 19, 2021
UP buying power at ₹22 per unit: Yogi
Uttar Pradesh Chief minister Yogi Adityanath has said that in this festive season, his government was buying electricity at a…
No power cut in Rajasthan, supply improves further
Power
October 17, 2021
No power cut in Rajasthan, supply improves further
A total of 166 rakes of coal have been sent to Rajasthan in the last eight days to address the…
NTPC says Delhi scheduling only 70% of available power
Power
October 13, 2021
NTPC says Delhi scheduling only 70% of available power
NTPC on Tuesday said it has been making electricity available to the national capital but the distribution companies have been…
India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement
Coal
October 10, 2021
India staring at power crisis after rains hit coal movement
An energy crisis is looming in some states, including Delhi and Punjab, due to a combination of factors such as…
AIADMK urges TN govt to take up coal deficit with Centre
Coal
October 9, 2021
AIADMK urges TN govt to take up coal deficit with Centre
AIADMK coordinator O Panneerselvam has urged the Tamil Nadu government to take up with the Centre the issue of diminishing…
Power crisis looms over UP in wake of coal shortage
Power
October 8, 2021
Power crisis looms over UP in wake of coal shortage
The Uttar Pradesh government has admitted to a looming power crisis in the wake of shortage of coal and growing…
Thermal power production hit in Rajasthan due to coal
Power
October 8, 2021
Thermal power production hit in Rajasthan due to coal
Electricity production in thermal plants in Rajasthan has been affected due to a coal shortage, which has resulted in a…
A unit of Ropar thermal plant shuts down midst power crisis
Power
July 9, 2021
A unit of Ropar thermal plant shuts down midst power crisis
One unit of the state-owned Ropar thermal plant stopped generating power due to some boiler leakage issue on Thursday, aggravating…