Page 3 - Power Crisis

Pakistan FinMin warns of default if fuel subsidies not abolished

Ismail claimed that the government was still giving Rs 19 subsidy on petrol and Rs 53 subsidy on diesel

CIL issues import tender for 2.4MT of coal, identifies 26 beneficiaries

The imported coal would be supplied to state government-owned gencos and independent power producers (IPPs), 1.2 mt each

Power crisis: Pakistan to shut markets at 8:30 pm, puts curbs on weddings

Pakistan, which is facing a worsening power crisis, has taken various steps to bring down the consumption of electricity to reduce load shedding

India's power crisis deepens as policy issues eclipse rooftop solar

A streamlined policy could have helped save coal reserves, cut emissions & averted embarrassment of dealing with frequent power crises

Power shortages may persist as thermal capacity lags power demand: Report

Thermal power contributes as much as 75 per cent of the country's total power generation

Stock up before monsoon, Coal ministry tells power generating companies

Says stock available with power plants enough for 10 days of operation

Coal India to issue two tenders for imported coal to address local shortage

Officials are rushing to make more coal available for utilities as shortages in July-September quarter are expected to be 15% wider than intitially estimated due to expectations of higher power demand

As world struggles with energy and climate crises, these batteries can help

As the market for EV batteries expands and evolves, large industrial-scale powerpacks - energy storage systems, or ESS - are being overlooked as a potential solution to this power crunch

Record renewables output helps coal shortage in May despite power demand

Surging supply from renewables will go some way towards mitigating India's coal shortage amid extraordinarily rapid growth in demand

A power crisis on an old track and a plan that was never implemented

The Railways' decision to stick with steel wagons may have contributed to the shortage of rakes to haul coal to generating plants

Power sector crisis could become a drag on India's economic growth

Power shortage is the last thing Indian businesses, recovering from the pandemic-induced disruption, need

Sri Lanka to implement renewable energy generation plan from June 1

Preparations are being made to search for roof spaces in order to install solar panels on industrial, government, hospital, and hotel roofs

India to face wider coal crisis in Q2, worsening power outage risks: Report

India expects local coal supply to fall 42.5 million tonnes short of demand in the September quarter, 15% higher than previously projected

Coal India targets 12% production growth in FY23 amid power crunch

Until May, so far, CIL production is at 26.35 mt, 34.44 per cent more than the production during the same period last year

Coal India to open big, new mine this year to meet surging power demand

Output from the new Siarmal mine in eastern Odisha state would rise gradually, reaching capacity of 50 million tonnes in about 5 to 7 years, Vinayak Jamwal, Mahanadi Coalfields spokesman said

Chinese economic recovery faces new hurdle in rising power costs

China's economic miracle rested partly on cheap and abundant coal power. But since last year local officials have been allowed to raise electricity tariffs for industrial users

Power crisis: Govt asks regulator to allow utilities to import 30% of coal

India had asked utilities to import 10% of its total requirement to blend with local coal as demand was outstripping supply

Explained: Why India is facing its worst power crisis in over six years?

India is facing its worst power crisis in over six years as a heatwave bakes vast swathes of South Asia, causing widespread power outages

BS Number Wise: In India's coal crisis, a question about nuclear power

India plans 10 atomic power facilities, joining some other nations in reviewing an alternative fuel that is cheaper and cleaner

TMS Ep172: Power outages, Campbell Wilson, markets, EV range anxiety

How are power outages affecting Indian industries? Why did Tata Sons choose Campbell Wilson to lead Air India? How have asset classes fared in 2022? What is range anxiety among EV buyers? All answers