Sat, Oct 14, 2023
Karnataka CM Siddaramaiah pointed out that the power consumption for the same period last year was around 9,000 to 10,000 MW but this year the demand for electricity has gone upto 15,000 to 16,000 MW.
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Thu, Mar 09, 2023
Power ministry has also directed imported coal-based plants that they would have to run at full capacity from March 16
Mon, Jan 02, 2023
Power deficit in the country rose slightly to 0.6 per cent in April-November this fiscal year, while electricity demand has witnessed around 11 per cent jump in the said period, indicating buoyancy in the economy.
Thu, Dec 22, 2022
Pakistan is in the midst of an acute energy crisis, high inflation and depleting remittances. The ongoing Russia-Ukraine war and the catastrophic floods in June have only compounded the country's energy woes.
Thu, May 05, 2022
Amid the looming power crisis in various states, the Indian Railways has cancelled more trains to facilitate the movement of coal rakes. Till May 24, 40 more trains have been cancelled. At the same time, 1081 trips have also been reduced.
Mon, Apr 11, 2022
The summer season has started and the temperature is increasing continuously. As the heat increases, the demand for electricity will also increase. But questions have already started arising about adequate power supply. The reason for this is the decrease in the supply of coal. Coal stock at power plants declined to 25.2 million tonnes, well short of the target of 45 million tonnes set by the Coal Ministry. Although Coal India is giving coal to power generation plants on priority basis, but power plants in many states of the country still do not have enough coal reserves. Due to this it is feared that with the start of the crop sowing season and the increase in heat, there may be a power crisis in the power supply. Watch this special report on Aapki Khabar Aapka Fayda
Wed, Feb 23, 2022
Chandigarh Electricity Crisis: Many areas in Chandigarh faced power outages since Monday night after employees of the electricity department launched a three-day strike to protest a privatisation move.
Wed, Oct 13, 2021
In this episode of Aapki Khabar Aapka Fayda, know what is the reality behind the Coal crisis, due to which power crisis is feared.
The Power Ministry on Wednesday said that there was no outage on account of power shortage in Delhi. "As per the information received from Delhi discoms, there was no outage on account of power shortage, as the required amount of power was supplied to them," a ministry statement said.
Tue, Oct 12, 2021
Several states including Tamil Nadu, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan, Assam, Madhya Pradesh are reporting severe stress on their power situation in the wake of fuel shortages at coal based plants while an unprecedented increase in power demand in the post pandemic rapid recovery being seen in the economic activities.
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