'Achieving 2022 renewable energy targets would have averted India’s April power crisis'In April 2022, India witnessed acute power shortage due to unavailability of coal supplies, with more than 100 million units (MU) of energy...
20 May, 2022, 04.36 PM IST
'Modi hai, mumkin hai': Chidambaram jeers Centre over power outagesAs a heatwave continued, the country's peak power demand touched an all-time high of 207.11 GW on Friday and the railways cancelled 42 pass...
30 Apr, 2022, 03.23 PM IST
Power situation in whole of India grave, Delhi govt somehow handling situation: CM Arvind KejriwalThe National Thermal Power Corporation(NTPC), in reply to the Delhi government's claims of shortage of coal at its plants, said in a tweet ...
29 Apr, 2022, 10.14 PM IST
SMEs at risk of huge losses if coal crisis confronting primary aluminium industry not addressed: IIVCCAluminium is a sector of strategic importance and an essential commodity for diversified sectors crucial to the national economy.
26 Oct, 2021, 05.21 PM IST
Penalise power plants for not keeping coal stock for 30 days, says Navjot Singh Sidhu"Punjab must prevent & prepare, rather than repent & repair...Private Thermal Plants floating guidelines, punishing Domestic Consumers by n...
10 Oct, 2021, 07.06 PM IST
Govt asks captive mine owners to ramp up coal output, warns of regulation in supply by Coal IndiaThe recent review of the captive mines, by the Nominated Authority, showed that several allocatees are behind the schedule of coal producti...
09 Sep, 2021, 05.19 PM IST
India's coal import rises 35% to 21.1 million tonnes in SeptemberOverall, coal and coke imports during the first half of the current fiscal increased by 13.9 per cent to 119.42 MT, compared to 104.81 MT i...
07 Oct, 2018, 11.11 AM IST
L&T Group's Nabha Power shuts 700 MW unit due to coal shortageNPL has been facing coal crisis since last year forcing it to operate the plant at critical levels of coal stocks, that is, less than 7 day...
07 Jun, 2018, 05.20 PM IST
Raise coal supply to power plants: Piyush Goyal to RailwaysIn a meeting last week, the minister took review of the coal stock at various power plants and coal loading by Indian railways.
12 Mar, 2018, 03.18 PM IST
NTPC plant loses 800 million units power due to fuel shortageThis year's annual contracted quantity (ACQ) increased by 15.75 per cent compared to last year due to addition of Stage-IV (2x500 MW).
19 Aug, 2014, 10.08 PM IST
- Lack of fuel reason for power shortage: Electricity Authority
Shortage of fuel -- both gas and coal -- was the only reason for the growing electricity scarcity in the country, CEAC A S Bakshi said
30 Mar, 2013, 05.10 PM IST
27 power stations grapple with less than 7-day coal stock: CEAOf the 27 plants, 16 have coal stocks that will not last more than 4 days, according to the latest coal stock positron data available with ...
11 Mar, 2013, 07.47 PM IST
- Panel suggests CIL to meet power companies' demands or face penalty
PM Manmohan Singh had set up the committee last month after leading industrialists, including Ratan Tata and Anil Ambani, sought his interv...
02 Feb, 2012, 05.25 AM IST
- No coal shortage at power stations: Coal Minister
Government said there was no crisis of the fossil fuel at power stations, assuring that no station would be shut down due to coal shortage.
22 Dec, 2011, 06.19 PM IST
- Dispatch of coal to power firms a priority: Govt to coal miners
Government has advised coal companies to ensure priority movement of the dry fuel to power stations to improve generation.
01 Nov, 2011, 03.35 PM IST
- Acute power shortage in UP due to coal supply shortfalls
A shortage of coal has led to an acute power crisis in Uttar Pradesh, with the state getting less supply than what it is normally entitled ...
11 Oct, 2011, 12.25 PM IST
- NALCO shuts down CPP units due to coal shortage
Acute shortage of coal forces NALCO to shut down two units of its 960 mw captive power plant.
27 Jul, 2007, 04.15 PM IST