Page 9 - Power Crisis

China's coal hub broadens output freeze amid heavy rain, floods

372 non-coal, 60 coal mines, 14 factories suspend output

Penalise power plants for not keeping coal stock for 30 days: Navjot Sidhu

Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu on Sunday sought action against private thermal power plants in the state for "punishing consumers" by not maintaining adequate coal stock for electricity generation. His remarks came a day after state-owned utility Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) was forced to cut down power generation and impose load shedding in the wake of a severe coal shortage. Punjab must prevent & prepare, rather than repent & repairPrivate Thermal Plants floating guidelines, punishing Domestic Consumers by not keeping Coal Stock for 30 Days should be penalised. It is time to aggressively work on Solar PPAs, & roof-top solar connected to the Grid! tweeted Sidhu. According to the Central Electricity Authority guidelines, power plants located at a distance of over 1,000 km from a coal mine should always have minimum coal stock of up to 30 days but this level of stock is not maintained by the power plants in the state. Because of inadequate coal ..

West Bengal may remain immune from power crisis despite Durga Puja demand

State power minister assures uninterrupted supply, Bengal govt-owned company says state has enough stocks for up to two months

China digs in on coal, crude oil gains as energy crisis deepens

Officials order more than 70 coal mines to ramp up production by nearly 10%

Asia scrambles to stock up fuel as prices spike in global energy crunch

An electricity crisis is roiling energy markets from Europe to Asia, with fuels that can be used for heating or power in high demand.

RBI MPC meets as energy crisis raises concerns about economic recovery

A lack of coal means factories could shut, while forcing India to import more fossil fuels.

China relaxes coal mine safety norms on deepening energy crisis

A shortage of coal heading into winter has sent prices in China and around the world surging to record levels

China's energy crisis highlights weaknesses in Xi's power plans

Liberalising the power market still poses risks to consumers; more storage needed to manage intermittency of renewables

Explained: Why China is facing a power crunch and what it means

A power crunch across China has rippled from factory floors to homes, crimping growth forecasts for the world's second-largest economy

China power cuts bite: Factory output shrinks after 18 months

Goldman slashes its Q3 growth forecast to 0%, from 1.3% earlier

China looks at hiking industrial power price to ease supply crunch

The rate hikes for factories could come in the form of higher flat fees, or in rates that are linked to the price of coal

Power crisis worsens in Pak, citizens suffer 16 hours of load-shedding

Pakistan is reeling under heavy load-shedding resulting in leaving citizens without electricity for 16 hours.

Meghalaya on brink of another power crisis as NEEPCO regulates supply

Meghalaya is on the brink of third power crisis in a month, as utility NEEPCO sent a notice to the state government, stating that it would regulate supply from March 20 if dues are not cleared

Texans will pay for decades as crisis tacks billions onto electricity bills

The price tag so far: $50.6 billion, the cost of electricity sold from early Monday, when the blackouts began, to Friday morning

From now, long power cuts may lead to compensation for users in Chattisgarh

Chhattisgarh has become the first state to implement 'compensation for power cut' policy, an official said

Power and telecom challenges the next govt must tackle after May 23

Regulatory challenges and setting templates for realistic bids could be the way forward

Scanty rainfall, coal crisis plunges Chhattisgarh into power crisis

State-run power utility CSPGC has an installed power capacity of 3,434 Mw