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29 May 2022

India heading towards another power crisis in July-August: Report

A lower pre-monsoon coal stock is suggestive of another power crisis in July-August. The Central Electricity Authority of India has predicted a peak power demand of 214 GW in August. It also said the recent power crisis was not due to coal production but ‘distribution and official apathy’.

02 May 2022

Centre slams Delhi government for 'misleading public' on power crisis

Union Power Minister claimed that the figures of the stock provided by the Delhi government were not correct. On Friday, Delhi power minister Satyendar Jain claimed that some power plants in the national capital have stock for only a day and raised an alarm on the issue.

30 Apr 2022

Kejriwal flags 'coal shortage'; Centre assures enough power supply to Delhi

Arvind Kejriwal yet again raised the issue of coal shortage. Union Power minister RK Singh said Delhi discoms will get as much power as they require. Delhi govt has warned of supply disruptions citing shortage of coal stocks.

30 Apr 2022

'Modi hai, mumkin hai': Chidambaram takes a jibe at Centre over power crisis

P Chidambaram has taken a jibe at the Centre over the power crisis. Congress leader said that the govt has found the 'perfect solution' to it which is to cancel passenger trains.

Delhi power crisis

30 Apr 2022

Power crisis: AAP lying about coal shortage, no need to panic, says Coal Min

The response came after AAP leader Raghav Chadha on Friday slammed the Centre over the coal shortage in the country stating that over 16 states including Punjab have only one or two days of remaining coal supply left, reported ANI.

30 Apr 2022

Heatwave sweeps across states, India's peak power demand hits all-time high

Peak power demand in India has hit an all-time high. The maximum all-India demand touched 2,07,111 MW on Friday.

Indian Railways

30 Apr 2022

Government cancels 657 trains to ensure faster routes for coal wagons

The cancellation of trains will provide free routes for faster movement of coal carriages The train wagons are transporting coal running at a speed of around 100 kmph A Total of 533 coal rakes were put on duty

29 Apr 2022

Stop 'bulldozers of hatred', start power plants instead: Rahul urges PM

The Kerala Congress MP also sought to know from Prime Minister Narendra Modi whether he cared about the country and its people as the coal and electricity crisis has created havoc in the country.

29 Apr 2022

Haryana power crisis: State to buy electricity from Chhattisgarh, MP

Haryana will now take additional power from Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh and other sources to meet the consumption said state Power Minister Ranjeet Singh.

29 Apr 2022

Amid rising temperatures and coal shortage, THESE states stare at power crisis

Delhi's Power Minister Satyendar Jain held an emergency meeting to assess the situation He wrote to the Centre requesting it to ensure adequate coal availability to power plants that supply electricity to the national capital Rajasthan has scheduled four hours of power cuts for factories, while power outages have hit Haryana, Andhra Pradesh among others

26 Apr 2022

Uttar Pradesh stares at electricity crisis as coal supplies fall short

This time, the coal shortage started in April largely due to lesser supply from coal companies that are facing a shortage of wagons for ferrying coal to plants The situation may only get worse with the rains and floods in the coming weeks Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has asked power officials to maintain routine power supply in the state

20 Apr 2022

Rahul Gandhi takes potshot at PM Narendra Modi over coal shortage

The Congress leader also shared a picture quoting PM Modi's announcement on June 18, 2020, to auction 41 coal mines for commercial mining in order to make India self-reliant in energy by reducing imports.

19 Apr 2022

Coal shortage causing electricity crisis in 12 states, says Maha minister

Maharashtra Energy Minister said that 12 states are facing electricity issues due to shortage of coal. He said that his department was working to mitigate the shortfall in the state with micro-level planning. He said that there was no load-shedding in the state for the past five to six days due to this micro-level planning.

17 Oct 2021

India's electricity demand picks up in October as coal shortage lingers

Nearly three-fifths of India`s coal-fired capacities currently have coal inventories that would last three days or less, federal power ministry data shows.

14 Oct 2021

PSPCL to purchase around 1500 MW power at Rs 11.29 per unit

PSPCL will buy around 1500 MW power at Rs 11.29 per unit It expects the power demand to decline soon

14 Oct 2021

BJP blames Maharashtra govt for coal shortage at power plants

BJP blamed Maharashtra govt for coal shortage State BJP chief spokesperson said govt's "irresponsible" steps are behind shortage

Ministry of Coal

13 Oct 2021

Centre kickstarts auction process of 40 new coal mines

40 new coal mines will be auctioned. Coal Minister Pralhad Joshi said coal shortage was caused due to rains.

12 Oct 2021

Coal shortage due to rains, says Union Minister Pralhad Joshi

Union Minister Pralhad Joshi said that coal shortage was due to rains He said there has been a rise in international prices He said domestic coal units are under high pressure

12 Oct 2021

Priyanka Gandhi attends antim ardas of farmers killed in Lakhimpur Kheri

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11 Oct 2021

Acute coal crisis: '115 out of 135 power plants facing shortage in India'

Out of 5 power plants that provide electricity to Delhi, one has no coal supply left. One plant in Uttar Pradesh has only 8 days of coal stock left. In Haryana, no coal stock is available for a single day in 4 out of 5 power plants.

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