Coal Shortage Crisis

<!-- -->Coal India will import dry fuel for first time in seven years amid rising demandNEW DELHI: State-run Coal India, the world's largest dry fuel, will import the fuel for use by utilities, a Power Ministry letter seen by Reuters…

<!-- -->Coal imports fell in India between April-January of current financial yearDespite the fact that during the September-October period of 2021, several states were staring at a possibility of blackouts due to severe shortage of…

MUMBAI : Terming lingering coal shortage as a clear and present risk, a Crisil report has said though India Inc is unscathed for now, power prospects hinge on coal availability, which looks unlikely to improve…

<!-- -->Total power generation in the country has dipped in 2021-22, but eastern region showed growthTotal power generation across the country was lower by 2.9 per cent till October 13 during the current financial year as several…

“There are not going to be any deficiencies which may lead to any shortfall of supply. So that takes care of India’s power situation. We are now a power surplus country,” says Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman Amid reports of the…

<!-- -->Non-powerconsumers include aluminium smelters, cement manufacturers and steel plants.State-run Coal India Ltd on Thursday said it had temporarily stopped supplying non-power customers, potentially hurting companies in other…