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8-hour blackouts hit India; hottest March points to 'looming power crisis'
A surge in demand for electricity has prompted states including Punjab and Uttar Pradesh in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the south to cut off supply
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TMS Ep155: Power crisis, K Srinath Reddy, real estate, Swiss banks
How can India address its power shortage? Why does K Srinath Reddy think fourth Covid-wave won't be severe? How should you invest in real estate? How do Swiss Banks work? All answers here.
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CIL raises coal supply to power units; in talks with govt to build stocks
The country's largest coal producer and supplier CIL on Tuesday said it has upped its supplies by 14.2 per cent to coal-based electricity generating plants in the first half of the current month
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Coal shortages at thermal plants indicate looming power crisis: AIPEF
Thermal plants across the country are grappling with coal shortages, indicating a looming power crisis in the country, said All India Power Engineers Federation (AIPEF).
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Coal shortage causing electricity crisis in 12 states: Maharashtra minister
Maharashtra Energy Minister Nitin Raut said 12 states are facing electricity issues due to shortage of coal and that his department was working to mitigate the shortfall
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Power engineers warn of energy crisis in 12 states, seek govt action
"The coal crisis is being witnessed in 12 states once again after October 2021," All India Power Engineers Federation chairman Shailendra Dubey said
Power sector's 'shocking' trinity to create a scorching summer this year
A new crisis is emerging owing to shortages in domestic coal supplies and railway rakes, coupled with rising electricity demand
India likely to face a power crisis amid coal shortage in the country: Cong
The country is likely to face a power crisis due to the shortage of coal, the Congress said on Friday.
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Congress blames Centre for coal crunch, power crisis in Maharashtra
The Congress leader further said that the allegations of corruption in the allocation of coal mines, which were made during the UPA regime, were later found to be false
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India electricity shortage in March worst since October coal crisis: Data
India's electricity shortage of 574 million units from March 1 to March 30 is the worst since October 2021, a Reuters analysis of government data showed.
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Power crisis: Chandigarh residents at few places still face power outages
Residents of some parts of Chandigarh continued to face power outages on Wednesday morning with electricity supply remaining disrupted after the employees of the electricity department went on a three-day strike against privatisation. Harried residents of Chandigarh, which is the country's first planned city, blamed the city administration for remaining a mute spectator, leaving them in lurch as the power outages crippled the city. Congress MP from Anandpur Sahib Manish Tewari sought intervention of Union Home Minister Amit Shah in the matter, saying there is chaos and anarchy and all essential services have come to a standstill. "Dear @AmitShah ji Chandigarh has been without electricity for 36 hours. There is chaos & anarchy. All Essential Services are at a standstill. @ChandigarhAdmn has miserably failed to address the situation. Chandigarh is an Union Territory. Kindly intervene," said Tewari in a tweet on Wednesday. The Chandigarh administration on Tuesday evening had invoked .
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China's factory inflation hits 26-year high as power crunch bites
The producer price index (PPI) climbed 13.5% from a year earlier, faster than the 10.7% rise in September, the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in a statement.
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Top headlines: Chip shortage may last 2 yrs, NBFCs ready war chest for IPOs
Business Standard brings you the top headlines at this hour
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Power crisis brewing in China likely to hit Indian pharma companies
Delays in consignments, rising prices of key ingredients worry industry
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No power shortage, outages result of states' constraints: Power minister
R K Singh launches India's first Green Day Ahead Market
Delhi sold power in October despite low generating limits, shows data
On October 20, Delhi sold 635 Mw on the day-ahead market
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Power crisis: Govt looks to revise coal stocking norms for thermal plants
The government proposes revise the coal stocking norms for thermal power plants, based on regular shift stock limits, depending on the actual fuel requirement during a particular period
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Energy crunch hits global recovery as winter approaches: Report
And fears are rising that Europe will have to ration electricity if it's a cold winter
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No respite for steel users as prices likely to remain high: Report
Steel prices are set to go up further due to the expected coal or power shortage and rising raw material prices in China that will potentially weigh on the earlier-anticipated price correction
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Buoyed by power crunch, Brent crude oil crosses $86-mark
Brent crude oil futures were up 13 cents, or 0.15 per cent, to $84.73 a barrel at 9.00 pm ist, after hitting $86.04, their highest level since October 2018
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